Multiple choice

Directions: The following question presents a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures.

  1. if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify

  2. unless there will be another doctor to testify

  3. without another doctor's testimony

  4. should there be no testimony from some other doctor

  5. lacking another doctor to testify
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The underlined phrase 'if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify' is wordy and awkward. Option C 'without another doctor's testimony' is concise, clear, and grammatically correct. It conveys the same meaning more efficiently and maintains proper sentence structure.

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