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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.


A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 00:55
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THE PROMPT
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.


THE OPTIONS
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A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

• appear like should be appear as
→ appear like means "appear in a manner similar to"
→ appear as means "appear in the capacity of"

Only appear as makes sense.
The subpoena requires a person to come to court as a witness (and not, say, in the capacity of an observer or a juror)
ELIMINATE A

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B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face

• pronoun/noun disagreement
→ the plural pronoun they does not agree with the singular noun person

• appear to be should be appear as
→ appear to be means seem to be.
→ That definition makes no sense here. No one can be called to "seem to be" a witness.
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C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face

• The intro phrase having received a subpoena describes a person, the subject.
→ because a person does not appear immediately after the introductory phrase and comma, we have a dangling modifier
ELIMINATE C
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D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

• illogical meaning
The intro phrase implies that the subpoena itself is being asked to appear in court.
That implication makes no sense. From the other sentences, we can tell that a subpoena is the summons that orders the person to appear in court.
ELIMINATE D
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E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face

• I do not see any errors
→ appear is correctly followed by as
→ the sentence leaves no room for doubt, a fact I mention because Option D might be tempting. Compared to (E), option D is not tempting.

The answer is E

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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 04:53
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My answer is (E). It took me 01:25.

(A) "like a witness" is incorrect.
(B) "they" does not agree with "a person"
(C) "it" cannot be the logical subject for verb "receive a subpoena".
(D) "A subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness" is nonsensical: a subpoena cannot appear as a witness.
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 06:02
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.


A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face
first error sufficient to eliminate is like a witness

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face
parrallelism error

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face
subject for having received is missing

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face
I'm Not convinced

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face
No remarks

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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 09:43
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.


A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face -> "like" is used to compare nouns/pronouns, but, we have a verb to compare. So, "as" to be used.

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face ->"they" (plural) incorrect to use for "a person" (singular noun). Incorrect.

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face ->phrase +comma+subject is the correct form. we have "it is necessary" as subject, which is incorrect.

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face -> "subpoena is received to appear" is changing the meaning. Incorrect.

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face -> It is only better option, we have.

So, I think E. :)
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 20:30
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Ans E

A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face - "Like a Witness" is incorrect INCORRECT

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face - INCORRECT
They is plural whereas the question statement talks about a person

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face - INCORRECT
Having received a subpeona needs a subject after the comma, but the subject is missing.

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face - INCORRECT
This statement says subpeona to appear in court as a witness.

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face - CORRECT
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   03 Feb 2021, 23:34
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.


A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face Incorrect

.....like a witness - wrong, ......as a witness - correct

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face Incorrect

to be a witness - wrong

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face Incorrect

modifier error - it is necessary modifies by previous clause

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face Incorrect

changes meaning

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face Correct
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   04 Feb 2021, 00:21
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Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face arrest and possible sequestration for the duration of the trial.

A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face
'Like a witness' is incorrect

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face
either comply or they face is not parallel
they is not required.

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face
The second clause should start with 'a person'

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face
This sentence implies that
Only when a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must comply with the directives.

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face
Correct

Choice E is the answer.
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   05 Feb 2021, 03:44
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Re: Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness [#permalink] New post   12 Mar 2021, 21:40
IMO E

A) Having received a subpoena to appear in court like a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

Incorrect usage of the word "Like", plus not so sure about the gerund "Having" - Incorrect

B) Having received a subpoena to appear in court to be a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or else they face

"They" is used here wrongly as it is trying to refer to the singular noun "Person" - Incorrect

C) Having received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness, it is necessary that a person either comply with the directive or face

Incorrect use of the word "comply" for a singular noun person - Incorrect
also it would have been nice if the option did not use the word "it"

D) When a subpoena is received to appear in court as a witness, a person must either comply with the directive or face

I would prefer (E ) over (D) because of the usage of the word "When" in the beginning of the sentence - Incorrect

E) A person who has received a subpoena to appear in court as a witness must either comply with the directive or face

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