Select the correct sentence:

a. We will retreat the patient after we re-create his chart.
b. We will retreat the patient after we recreate his chart.
c. We will re-treat the patient after we re-create his chart.
d. We will re-treat the patient after we recreate his chart.

I am totally confused on this retreat and recreate. I think b is correct.

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To determine which sentence is correct, we need to understand the meanings of the words "retreat" and "recreate."

"Retreat" means to withdraw or move back, while "recreate" means to create or bring into existence again.

In the context of the sentence, it seems that the intended meaning is "recreate," not "retreat."

Looking at the options, we can eliminate choices a and c because they use the word "retreat" instead of recreate.

Now, we need to decide whether to use a hyphen with the word "recreate" (re-create) or not.

The general rule is that compound words are usually written as one word, but hyphens are used if there is a risk of confusion or if the compound word modifies another word.

In this case, "recreate" is being used as a separate action, and it does not modify or describe another word. Therefore, the correct choice is b: "We will recreate the patient's chart after we recreate his chart."

So, the correct sentence is b.