Sentence Correction

The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.

A. some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter
B. some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all of which had written charters
C. some that formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, all had written charters
D. with some being formed as a commercial venture, others as religious havens, all had a written charter
E. with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter

OA [spoiler]"A"[/spoiler]. Can someone explain the problems of [spoiler]"E"[/spoiler]?
Thanks.

E. with some formed as commercial ventures, while others as religious havens, each had a written charter

with is redundant

Please correct me if I am wrong

with some formed is awkward
while others as is awkward and indicates that commercial ventures and religuous havens are formed simultaneously - this is not evident in the original sentence

Yes I agree, with is actually redundant. IMO There is nothing wrong in the original sentence.

"colonies" can not have "colonies" so "with" in D and E is wrong

past perfect in C is wrong.

"that form as ..." is not logic because "as venture, it form" is wrong.

"being" is wrong in B

A is correct

sorry for digging this out - can someone help explain in A)
shouldnt "set forth" be "sets forth" because "a written charter" is singular?

findmimi wrote:sorry for digging this out - can someone help explain in A)
shouldnt "set forth" be "sets forth" because "a written charter" is singular?

"set" is the past form of the verb "set", and is the same for singular and plural. You're probably looking for the regular "-ed" past form (jog-jogged), but some verbs do not follow this format.

Present simple:
He sets the table every night.
They set the table together every night.

Past simple:
He set the table for me last night
They set the table together for me last night.

Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:

findmimi wrote:sorry for digging this out - can someone help explain in A)
shouldnt "set forth" be "sets forth" because "a written charter" is singular?

"set" is the past form of the verb "set", and is the same for singular and plural. You're probably looking for the regular "-ed" past form (jog-jogged), but some verbs do not follow this format.

Present simple:
He sets the table every night.
They set the table together every night.

Past simple:
He set the table for me last night
They set the table together for me last night.

Perfect - thanks so much!!!
Too tired to even pay attention to the tenses!!!