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by Yusufulbright » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:34 am
Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine, rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease.
(A) its victims unless inoculated
(B) its victims unless they are inoculated
(C) its victims unless inoculation is done
(D) the victims unless there is an inoculation
(E) the victims unless inoculated
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by vibhutirs » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:09 am
Yusufulbright wrote:Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine, rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease.
(A) its victims unless inoculated
(B) its victims unless they are inoculated
(C) its victims unless inoculation is done
(D) the victims unless there is an inoculation
(E) the victims unless inoculated
I believe answer should be C
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by deichgraf » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:51 am
What about B?

A) its victims unless inoculated - who is inoculated? should be rather victims than rabies

B) pronoun "they" clearly refers to (plural) victims instead of (singular) rabies

C) its victims unless inoculation is done - maybe too wordy, inoculation is done = to inoculate

D) same as in C - there is an inoculation - maybe too wordy and awkward, replaceable by a verb

E) same as in A - should definitly refer to victims

But I am just a beginner.. I am glad, if there is anybody, who can correct my answer explenation (if it is wrong).
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by longjohn83 » Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:50 am
I would be curious to hear an expert opinion on this question as well. Is the disease being inoculated or the victims? I think the victims are being inoculated so "they" would be correct. Answer B.
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by Yusufulbright » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:28 am
thanks for the comments guys.. The QA is B.
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by sadullaevd » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:39 am
longjohn83 wrote:I would be curious to hear an expert opinion on this question as well. Is the disease being inoculated or the victims? I think the victims are being inoculated so "they" would be correct. Answer B.
I'm not an expert,

IMO, the clause "they are inoculated" relates to "victims" since the word "victim" is followed by the clause "they are inoculated".

"victims unless they are inoculated"

correct me, if im wrong,

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by sadullaevd » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:21 am
longjohn83 wrote:I would be curious to hear an expert opinion on this question as well. Is the disease being inoculated or the victims? I think the victims are being inoculated so "they" would be correct. Answer B.
I'm not an expert,

IMO, the clause "they are inoculated" relates to "victims" since the word "victim" is followed by the clause "they are inoculated".

"victims unless they are inoculated"

correct me, if im wrong,

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