Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line
OA after some discussion. Please put your reasons of selecting any choice.
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As I mentioned above, please put the reasons to choose any answer. This will definitely result in more understanding for all of us.
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B. I think they are all crappy answers. B is the least. Socoliosis is a condition/disease/etc... It is not an abnormal curvature of the spine in and of itself. But all the other answers with "condition" are wordy and introduce errors. B is the least crappy.
IMO B
a)when - should be used when referencing time
c)too wordy and ackward
d)where - should be used when referencing a place/area
e)wordy and ambiguous - 'throwing the body out of line' can modify condition as well as spine
b)concise without any change to the original meaning
a)when - should be used when referencing time
c)too wordy and ackward
d)where - should be used when referencing a place/area
e)wordy and ambiguous - 'throwing the body out of line' can modify condition as well as spine
b)concise without any change to the original meaning
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It's between A, C & E for me.
IMO E!
Problem with A: "..when.." needlessly used
Problem with C: Unlike in original statement, " ..body is thrown out of line.." is not effect of "..spine curving abnormally.."
IMO E!
Problem with A: "..when.." needlessly used
Problem with C: Unlike in original statement, " ..body is thrown out of line.." is not effect of "..spine curving abnormally.."
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IMO - B.riteshbindal wrote:Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line
OA after some discussion. Please put your reasons of selecting any choice.
I would read this sentence as: Scoliosis, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.......but what is Scoliosis....an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line.
Please do let me know if my thinking is correct.
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