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Sentence Correction

by kinshuk97gupta » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:32 am
Mr. Torres, whose sturdy appearance conceals a surprising sensitivity, described how
his patient use to rain epithets upon all the doctors and nurses treating her so frail that
none dared to put her in her place.

A. treating her so frail
B. treating her being so frail
C. treating her yet being so frail
D. treating her, and so frail
E. treating her yet was so frail

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Re: Sentence Correction

by rvgmat12 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:47 pm
epithets to doctors , yet no one dared .

The sentence requires a contrast.
Between C and E
E is better as "being" is avoided