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10. Troubled by nightmares, Raul is pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.

A. Raul is pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.
B. Raul was pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.
C. Raul is pursuing hypnosis and hopes hypnosis will affect his dreams positively.
D. Raul was pursuing hypnosis and hopes it will affect his dreams positively.
E. Raul is pursuing hypnosis and hopes it will affect his dreams positively.

Troubled by nightmares, Raul is pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.

Grammar issue presented: wordiness: is hoping is better stated as hopes

Raul is pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.
Clear? NO
is hoping: wordy
Raul was pursuing hypnosis and is hoping it will affect his dreams positively.
Clear? NO
was pursuing: should not be in past tense
is hoping: wordy
Raul is pursuing hypnosis and hopes hypnosis will affect his dreams positively.
Clear? NO
pursuing hypnosis and hopes hypnosis: redundant
Raul was pursuing hypnosis, and hopes it will affect his dreams positively.
Clear? NO
was pursuing: should not be in past tense
Raul is pursuing hypnosis and hopes it will affect his dreams positively.
Clear? YES
is pursuing ... hopes

E) corrects the wordiness without creating new errors.

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