In the clause “(…) those numbers have been rising for years now, (…)" (lines 14-15), the noun group
“those numbers" refers to:
In the sentence “Ms. Kolstad, a widow who lives in Orange County, CA,” (lines 04-05), “CA” is the written abbreviation for:
The relative clause “(…), who may suffer unintended physical and psychological consequences.” (line 17) is equivalent to:
The expression “take for granted" in the clause “(…) I´m just taking it for granted (…)" (line 07) means:
In the sentence “Except for a brief turndown during the recession, those numbers have been rising (…)"
(line 14), the preposition “except for" is synonymous with:
Based on the figures reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in the text, which was the least performed surgical procedure on older patients in 2010?
Marie Kolstad says “(…) I´m just taking it for granted that that will happen to me.", (line 08). The
pronoun 'that` is used as a reference that Ms. Kolstad makes to:
In the sentence “Ms. Kolstad´s doctor has been performing elective surgery on older patients for years
now", the verb group “has been performing" indicates:
Which sentence gives information about the way the action happened?