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In the following sentence a part of the sentence has been underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which might improve the sentence.Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 5. After acting for the assistant in pharmacies at Quedlinburg, Hanover, Berlin and Danzig successively he came to Berlin on the death of Valentin Rose. A. acting as an assistant B.having acted for the assistant C.had been acted in the assistant

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In the following sentence a part of the sentence has been underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which might improve the sentence.Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose option 5.

After acting for the assistant in pharmacies at Quedlinburg, Hanover, Berlin and Danzig successively he came to Berlin on the death of Valentin Rose.

A. acting as an assistant

B.having acted for the assistant

C.had been acted in the assistant


1). Only A
2). Only B
3). Both A and B
4). Both B and C


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We need to take care of two things here: the tense and the correct preposition.

The phrase is incorrect as the preposition 'for' after the verb 'acting' is incorrect. Someone acts 'as' something. The article 'the' is not necessary as it is not a specific role being played. The sentence mentions several places. 

Option A satisfies both the conditions. Thus option 1 is the correct answer.

Options B and C have incorrect tense as well as prepositions.

It should read as:' After acting as assistant in pharmacies at Quedlinburg, Hanover, Berlin and Danzig $successively he came to Berlin on the death of Valentin Rose.'$

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