There is an error in the given statement.
"It is unlikely that Einstein and other scientists would have come to their successful conclusions unless they had learned from the recorded knowledge with mathematicians and scientists who preceded them."
From the given set of options choose the pair that identifies the error and gives its correction.
Error Correction
Would Will
From On
With Of
Had Will
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
with, of: This is the correct option.
- Error: "with mathematicians and scientists" suggests a direct interaction or collaboration with individual mathematicians and scientists, which might not be accurate.
- Correction: "of mathematicians and scientists" indicates learning from the body of knowledge accumulated by mathematicians and scientists who came before. This broader sense is more fitting for the context of historical influence and recorded knowledge.