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QuizMultiple Choice

Correct Modifiers and Concise Wording

Question 3 • DBN LA 6-CR

Read the sentence.The patient who was not feeling well told the doctor her head hurt and that she was experiencing blurry vision with her eyesight.Which answer choice is the best revision of the sentence to avoid repetition?

Answer
A
Not feeling well, the patient told the doctor about her problems with her hurting head and blurry vision in her eyesight.
B
The patient told the doctor about the symptoms affecting both her head and eyesight.
C
The patient told the doctor about her blurry vision in her eyesight and her hurting headache problems.
D
The doctor’s patient told the doctor that her head hurt and her eyesight was blurry.

Explanation

The original sentence uses overlapping phrases: “her head hurt” and “blurry vision with her eyesight.” Choice B replaces those details with the concise phrase “symptoms affecting both her head and eyesight,” avoiding the repeated ideas. Choice D removes some repetition but repeats “doctor” in “doctor’s patient” and “told the doctor.”

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