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A court reporter can have trouble if a witness speaks too quickly during testimony, possibly producing an inaccurate transcript.


(A) A court reporter can have trouble if a witness speaks too quickly during testimony, possibly producing an inaccurate transcript.

(B) Should he or she speak too quickly, a court reporter can have trouble producing an accurate transcript based on a witness’s testimony.

(C) If speaking too quickly, a court reporter can have trouble producing an accurate transcript based on that witness’ testimony.

(D) An accurate transcript based on a witness’s testimony can, if speaking too quickly, produce trouble for a court reporter.

(E) A court reporter can have trouble producing an accurate transcript based on the testimony of a witness who speaks too quickly.



This is a SC Butler Question



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The correct answer is (E).

In the original version, the modifying phrase that follows the comma is separated from the noun that it modifies (court reporter), resulting in confusion as to who produces the inaccurate transcript—a court reporter or a witness. Choice (E) solves the problem without creating a new one. Choices (B), (C), and (D) each solve the problem by reconstructing the sentence, but each one creates a new modifier problem. In choices (B) and (C), the person speaking too quickly seems to refer to a court reporter, while in choice (D) it appears to be the transcript that speaks too quickly
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