Completing the physical examination , the tonsils were found to be diseased.
(A) Completing the physical examination, the tonsils were found to be diseased. (B) Having completed the physical examination, the tonsils were found to be diseased. (C) When the physical examination was completed, the tonsils were found to be diseased. (D) The physical examination completed was completed, the tonsils were found to be diseased. (E) The physical examination found that the tonsils were diseased.
Please select the best choice and give the reason.
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pls change the color of the question for ppl to be able to read it...
btw hw cum of all the colors u chose "yellow".
Select the words you want to highlight and choose color.
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Easy E here. (the most difficult thing in this problem was reading the sentence )
We do not need a modifier here. A,B and C seem to be modifying tonsils.
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Completing the physical examination , the tonsils were found to be diseased.
A. Completing the physical examination, the tonsils were found to be diseased. B. Having completed the physical examination, the tonsils were found to be diseased. C. When the physical examination was completed, the tonsils were found to be diseased. D. The physical examination completed was completed, the tonsils were found to be diseased. E. The physical examination found that the tonsils were diseased.
My issue with option "E" was - How the PE can find something. It is the doctor who finds something. Hence, I selected "C" thinking that the option is an example of dependent+Independent clause.
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'the examination found' is bothering me too. the result of the examination can indicate whether tonsils were diseased.
flipping C makes it sound better. why is it still incorrect? the tonsils were found to be diseased, when the physical examination was completed.
You guys made me laugh like crazy. Hilarious off-topic humor.
"the tonsils were found to be diseased, when the physical examination was completed." These two statements sound like two disparate events, but, in reality, physical examination revealed that the tonsils were diseased.
It'd sound better for statements such as; When the physical examination was completed, Joe knocked the door. When the physical examination was completed, patient took a sigh of relief.
In this case, however, "C" doesn't convey the intended meaning as beautifully as "E" does. Moreover, E is less wordy.
Ans: "E" *************************
I'll revert back the original post to its original color, i.e. yellow. I modified it without reading the conversation. :D
'the examination found' is bothering me too. the result of the examination can indicate whether tonsils were diseased.
flipping C makes it sound better. why is it still incorrect? the tonsils were found to be diseased, when the physical examination was completed.
You guys made me laugh like crazy. Hilarious off-topic humor.
"the tonsils were found to be diseased, when the physical examination was completed." These two statements sound like two disparate events, but, in reality, physical examination revealed that the tonsils were diseased.
It'd sound better for statements such as; When the physical examination was completed, Joe knocked the door. When the physical examination was completed, patient took a sigh of relief.
In this case, however, "C" doesn't convey the intended meaning as beautifully as "E" does. Moreover, E is less wordy.
Ans: "E" *************************
I'll revert back the original post to its original color, i.e. yellow. I modified it without reading the conversation. :D
Thanks Fluke....happy that this discussion is spreading happiness....
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I too have the same doubt .How can physical education find something !!this is the reason i did not select E.Is the source of the question and OA correct ?
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