Defense attorneys have occasionally argued that their clients’ misconduct stemmed from a reaction to something ingested, but
in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy, the perpetrators are in effect told that they are not responsible for their actions.
(A) in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
= when the perpetrators attributed criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
1. wrong subject* not
the perpetrators attributed criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
* "
Defense attorneys" attributed criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
(B) if criminal or delinquent behavior is attributed to an allergy to some food (OA)
(C) in attributing behavior that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy to some food
= when the perpetrators attributed that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy to some food
1. wrong subject* not
the perpetrators attributed .....
* "
Defense attorneys" attributed ....
AND
2. two meaningin attributing behavior that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy to some food
IT IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN SB ATTRIBUTE BAD BEHAVIOR TO ALLERGY
in attributing
(behavior that is criminal or delinquent) to
(an allergy to some food)BUT IN THIS SENTENCE CAN ALSO MEAN
in attributing
behavior (that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy) to
some foodTO FOOD?!
(D) if some food allergy is attributed
as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior
3. redundancy"some food allergy" is fine.
But "is attributed to sth" / "as the cause of"
These two are the same meaning.
Redundancy!
(E) in attributing a food allergy
as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior
= when the perpetrators attributed a food allergy as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior
1. wrong subject* not
the perpetrators attributed .....
* "
Defense attorneys" attributed ....
ALSO
3. redundancy'attribute sth to sth" /"as the cause of"
These two are the same meaning.
Redundancy!
overall
(A)(C)(E) WRONG SUBJECT
(C) TWO MEANING
(D)(E) REDUNDANCY