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a. is correct.
A plaintiff must show that the defendant's act was both the factual cause of her injury as well as a foreseeable injury, to prove negligence.
It is not enough to just show that defendant's act was the factual cause of her injury even if the injury was not foreseeable.
It is not enough to show that defendant's act created a foreseeable danger even if it was not the factual cause of her injury.
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