Doctors can't treat (1) this complicated disease (2) unless full medical…
2023
Doctors can't treat (1) this complicated disease (2) unless full medical equipment (3) are not given to them (4). No error (5)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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Correct answer: D
Answer: 'are not given to them' is incorrect.
Explanation:
Key point: 'unless' is a conditional word that already expresses a negative condition. Adding 'not' after 'unless' creates a double negative, which is incorrect. Remove 'not' to fix this.
Subject-verb agreement: 'equipment' is an uncountable noun, so use the singular verb 'is' rather than 'are'.
Putting these corrections together, the fully corrected sentence is:
Doctors can't treat this complicated disease unless full medical equipment is given to them.