gmat062011 wrote:Despite the controversy surrounding the invention of the telephone, because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title "The Father of the Telephone".

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because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title

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Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented because he is most often credited for being titled

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because the patent that was designed by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, he is most often credited with the title

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because his design was patented first, Alexander Graham Bell is most often credited with the title

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the patent design by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, so he is the one most often credited with the title

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"Despite.....the telephone" is a modifier, so is it correct to use "because"after comma ?


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patanjali.purpose wrote:

gmat062011 wrote:Despite the controversy surrounding the invention of the telephone, because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title "The Father of the Telephone".

(1)
because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title

(2)
Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented because he is most often credited for being titled

(3)
because the patent that was designed by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, he is most often credited with the title

(4)
because his design was patented first, Alexander Graham Bell is most often credited with the title

(5)
the patent design by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, so he is the one most often credited with the title

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"Despite.....the telephone" is a modifier, so is it correct to use "because"after comma ?


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[spoiler]IMO D:[/spoiler]
Flip the sentence to understand better

Despite the controversy surrounding the invention of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell is most often credited with the title "The Father of the Telephone", because his design was patented first.

gmat062011 wrote:Despite the controversy surrounding the invention of the telephone, because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title "The Father of the Telephone".

(1)
because Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented, he is most often credited for the title

(2)
Alexander Graham Bell's design was the first to be patented because he is most often credited for being titled

(3)
because the patent that was designed by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, he is most often credited with the title


(4)
because his design was patented first, Alexander Graham Bell is most often credited with the title

(5)
the patent design by Alexander Graham Bell was the first, so he is the one most often credited with the title

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"Despite.....the telephone" is a modifier, so is it correct to use "because"after comma ?


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