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As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s, so that they could learn to fall without being hurt.

[A] As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s.

As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live during the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to practice falling.

[C] Young polio victims learning to live during the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to practice falling as part of their therapy.

[D] Young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s as part of their therapy.

[E] During the 1950s, as part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling.


The OA for the above question is E.

All the answer choices are very much closer to each other.
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by patanjali.purpose » Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:07 am
[email protected] wrote:As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s, so that they could learn to fall without being hurt.

[A] As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s.

As part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live during the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to practice falling.

[C] Young polio victims learning to live during the 1950s with their disabilities were helped to practice falling as part of their therapy.

[D] Young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling during the 1950s as part of their therapy.

[E] During the 1950s, as part of their therapy, young polio victims learning to live with their disabilities were helped to practice falling.


The OA for the above question is E.

All the answer choices are very much closer to each other.


Challenge is in right placement of DURING THE 1950s. Wht does it modify - PRACTICE FALLING, TO LIVE, or THERAPY. IMO it should modify THERAPY. The therapy was administered during 1950s. E conveys the right meaning

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