In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic s

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In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic substances are being tested by scientists for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses .

A. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic substances are being tested by scientists for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

B. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

C. Scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms of terminal illnesses, in the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s

D. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms as terminal illnesses

E. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are in the process of testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

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In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic substances are being tested by scientists for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses .

A. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic substances are being tested by scientists for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

This answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using the passive form ( are being tested ) creates redundancy. Since there is another grammatically correct answer choice that does not use the passive form, it is preferable to this one.

B. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

This answer choice eliminates the original Stylistic error by changing the sentence from passive to active.

C. Scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms of terminal illnesses, in the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s

Although this answer choice eliminates the original Stylistic error by changing the sentence from passive to active, it is grammatically flawed because it uses the incorrect preposition of  after come to terms .

D. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms as terminal illnesses

Although this answer choice eliminates the original Stylistic error by changing the sentence from passive to active, it is grammatically flawed because it uses the incorrect preposition  as after come to terms .

E. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are in the process of testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

Although this answer choice eliminates the original Stylistic error by changing the sentence from passive to active, it is not the most concise of the answer choices and creates Redundancy by using the unnecessary phrase  in the process of .

ProKiller · Answer

A. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, psychedelic substances are being tested by scientists for  their  ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses - their refers to...?

B. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses - correct option

C. Scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms  of  terminal illnesses, in the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s

D. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms  as  terminal illnesses

E. In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s, scientists  are in the process  of testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

ShaikhMoice · Answer

B.  In the first clinical program of its kind since the 70s , scientists are testing psychedelic substances for their ability to help patients come to terms with terminal illnesses

This answer choice eliminates the original Stylistic error by changing the sentence from passive to active.

Just 1 question, isnt the coloured part modifying  scientists  when it should modify the  psychedelic substances .
TIA for the clarification.

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

ShaikhMoice 
The first part is an adverbial modifier, so it's not modifying either noun, but rather the entire clause. The meaning is that scientists are testing these substances, and this testing is happening as part of the first clinical program of its kind since the 1970s.

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