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Expression of IdeasEasyPresenting a person's main accomplishment

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865) was a Hungarian physician. - In 1847 he worked in a Vienna maternity clinic. - He found that deaths from childbed fever fell sharply when doctors washed their hands in chlorinated lime. - His findings were rejected by most of his colleagues.

The student wants to present Semmelweis's main accomplishment. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. In 1847, Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis showed that deaths from childbed fever fell sharply when doctors washed their hands in chlorinated lime.Correct
  2. B. Ignaz Semmelweis lived from 1818 to 1865.
  3. C. Semmelweis's colleagues rejected his findings.
  4. D. Semmelweis worked in Vienna.

Answer: A. In 1847, Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis showed that deaths from childbed fever fell sharply when doctors washed their hands in chlorinated lime.

Who, when, and what he showed: the accomplishment.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Ignaz Semmelweis lived from 1818 to 1865.
Dates only.
C. Semmelweis's colleagues rejected his findings.
The reception, not the accomplishment.
D. Semmelweis worked in Vienna.
Location only.

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