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Having discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning, it is now thought that this was a major cause of their inability to reproduce.

(A) Having discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning,

(B) To have discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning,

(C) Since scientists have discovered that the Roman aristocrats suffered from lead poisoning,

(D) Since the suffering of lead poisoning by Roman aristocrats was discovered by scientists,

(E) Due to the fact Roman aristocrats were suffering from lead poisoning was discovered by scientists,

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Having discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning, it is now thought that this was a major cause of their inability to reproduce.

(A) Having discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning,
(B) To have discovered the Roman aristocrats to be suffering from lead poisoning,
(C) Since scientists have discovered that the Roman aristocrats suffered from lead poisoning,
(D) Since the suffering of lead poisoning by Roman aristocrats was discovered by scientists,
(E) Due to the fact Roman aristocrats were suffering from lead poisoning was discovered by scientists,

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D. You can think that if this fact was discovered by not scientists (by architects for example) the second part of the sentence would be other than that we have. It is wrong accent - on scientists. But it has to be on the fact of lead poisoning. Out.
E. Due to the fact Roman aristocrats were suffering from lead poisoning was discovered by scientists - it is not a sentence. Was discovered by scientists - superfluous.
A,B - akward construction. Where is "that"? What is "to be suffering"?
C - active voice. Good.
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According to me correct option should be A. But if it is C then What is the antecedent of 'this' ? Is it the discovery by scientists or the suffering of Roman aristocrats ?
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According to me correct option should be A. But if it is C then What is the antecedent of 'this' ? Is it the discovery by scientists or the suffering of Roman aristocrats ?
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The sentence is testing the use of modifiers and the proper placement of a subject and verb. The original sentence begins with a modifier, "Having discovered," which is a participle phrase that modifies an unknown subject. This construction creates a modifier error and can cause ambiguity.

Option (A) contains this modifier error. Option (B) begins with an infinitive phrase, "To have discovered," which also creates an ambiguity error. This construction implies that someone should have discovered the information, but it does not clarify who discovered the information.

Option (C) starts with a dependent clause that clearly identifies who discovered the information, "Since scientists have discovered." This construction removes the ambiguity present in the original sentence and clarifies the relationship between the two clauses.

Option (D) is similar to option (C) and is grammatically correct. However, it uses a passive construction, which is not necessary in this case.

Option (E) is not grammatically correct. It contains a comma splice and a weak construction. It is also less clear than option (C) or (D) because it does not clearly identify the subject of the sentence.

Therefore, option (C) is the best choice, as it is the most concise, clear, and grammatically correct sentence that correctly identifies the subject and verb.

Answer: C
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