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OG VR #43 while in adolescence

by Justin So » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:48 am
#43. Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence [u]while being an adolescent[/u], Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adelescent
(B) while in adolescence
(C) at the time of her being adolescent
(D) as being in adolescence
(E) as an adolescent

Explanation says (E) is a correct answer, not (B) because [i]While in adolescence[/i] is not the correct idiom for this sentence.

If I think "she was" was omitted after "While", isn't (B) also correct? Why isn't it the correct idiom? Is this an idiom?
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by ricky » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:21 am
B is incorrect because the sentence says '..she SIGNED a pledge..' and 'while in adoloscence' will show an idiomatic continuity while she was signing.

E is correct(She was adoloscence when she signed)
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