Question

inquizitive for writers: mixed constructions if the following statement is a mixed construction, edit the statement to fix the error. if the statement is correct as is, click the “no errors” button. a lobotomy, an outdated surgical procedure, is when a doctor cuts into the front of a patient’s brain in an attempt to cure mental illness. a lobotomy is an outdated surgical procedure during which a lobotomy, an outdated surgical procedure, is where no errors

Explanation:

The original sentence has a mixed construction with "is when" as a lobotomy is a procedure, not a time. The correct option should describe the procedure. "A lobotomy is an outdated surgical procedure during which" properly introduces the description of what happens in the procedure, as it refers to a process (the surgery) rather than a time ("when") or a place ("where").

Answer:

A. A lobotomy is an outdated surgical procedure during which