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leadership Online Quiz - 35
Even today, a century after Pasteur developed the first vaccine, rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages of the disease.
This question tests proper pronoun usage and clarity. The sentence says 'rabies almost always kills its victims unless inoculated in the earliest stages.' The question is: who or what needs to be inoculated? The victims, not the disease. Option B correctly clarifies 'its victims unless they are inoculated' - the pronoun 'they' clearly refers to 'victims'. Option A 'unless inoculated' is a dangling modifier - unclear who is inoculated. Option C 'unless inoculation is done' is awkward and passive. Option D 'unless there is an inoculation' is vague and doesn't specify who receives it.