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Adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated.
(A) that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated
(B) to recognize and treat their symptoms
(C) of getting their symptoms recognized and treated
(D) of recognizing and treating symptoms
(E) of getting his or her symptoms recognized and treated
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of getting their symptoms recognized and treated.
• When “chance” is used to refer to an opportunity of some sort, the only idiomatic constructions are “chance to” and “chance of”.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Pronouns + IdiomsA:1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "chance + that"; in this context, this construction is unidiomatic because when “chance” is used to refer to an opportunity of some sort, the only idiomatic constructions are “chance to” and “chance of”.
B: Trap.
1/ This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "to recognize and treat"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of recognizing and treating their symptoms,
themselves; the intended meaning is that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of having
someone else recognize and treat their symptoms.
C: Correct.1/ This answer choice uses the phrase "of getting their symptoms", conveying the intended meaning - that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of having
someone else recognize and treat
their specific symptoms.
2/ Option C correctly refers to the plural noun "survivors" with the plural pronoun "their".
3/ Option C correctly uses the idiomatic construction "chance + of".
D:1/ This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "of recognizing and treating symptoms"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of recognizing and treating
general symptoms,
themselves; the intended meaning is that adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance of having
someone else recognize and treat
their specific symptoms.
E:1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun "survivors" with the singular pronoun phrase "his or her".
Hence, C is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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