My pick is option E,
I believe the rest of the choice are wordy and do go well with tense had which is past perfect. making Sense.....?

Whats wrong with B ?
Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while in adolescence ..

Please explain..

IMO E


A&D using being

C looks awkward,wordy & also using being..

B doesnt make sense

I will go with E as it makes perfect sense.

iwill wrote:Whats wrong with B ?
Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while in adolescence ..

Please explain..

I'd say 'B' is wrong because the tense is changing from simple past (had signed) to continuous (while in adolescence). This can still be done, if it was written as 'while she was in adolescence'

An old question from OG?

(E)

Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent, Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adolescent
Although and while both are used for contrast clause. So it will be redundent to use while.
(B) while in adolescence
Same as A
(C) at the time of her being adolescent
being is redundent and awkward
(D) as being in adolescence
Same as D
(E) as an adolescent
Correct. clear

Take examples:
While being a kid you were too naughty - is awkard
When you were a kid you were too naughty - is good
As a kid, you were too naughty - is right.
Similar analofgy fits to the question:
Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent, Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
Although she had signed X while being a adolescent => is like saying
She had signed X when she is an adolescent ----> past perfect tense precceds a action in the present - wrong! Instead, past perfect tense should preceed a past action. Eg: She had signed X when she was an adolescent . So all answer choices containing "being" is wrong.

B) while in adolescence - wrong because the contruct "while in adolescence" is ambiguous as to "while she was in her adolescence" or "while she is in her adolescence"

Sorry for reopening this post.
I wish a few experts can help,how this question can be resolved with POE.

(A)(C)(D)-'being' makes the sentence wordy
(B)-correct answer,while (she was) in adolescence*
(E)-correct form but not for this sentence, as (she was) an adolescent*, incorrectly suggests that the adolescents generally sign the pledge.

** Note: after as and while, we know the sub+be verb can be omitted.[/color]