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Question
At an orientation meeting, the travelers were told that a visa, a landing card, and evidence of inoculation against typhoid fever would be needed by each of them.
Option A:
a visa, a landing card, and evidence of inoculation against typhoid fever would be needed by each of them
Option B:
they would need a visa, a landing card, and evidence of their being inoculated against typhoid fever
Option C:
they would need evidence of being inoculated against typhoid fever and a visa and landing card
Option D:
they would each need a visa, a landing card, and evidence of inoculation against typhoid fever
Option E:
they would need visas, landing cards, and evidence of inoculation against typhoid fever for each of them
Difficulty Level
MediumSolution
Option D is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: Meaning, Passive construction.
A) Passive construction.
B) Inappropriate usage of the word “being” thereby introducing a passive construction.
C) Same as B.
D) Correct Answer
E) Each person would need only ONE VISA and not multiple VISAs. Hence this option collapses the meaning of the sentence.
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