Sentence Correction

Although the youngest of three brothers, Hannibal was chosen as King and general by the Carthaginian troops because of the great military experience he acquired being in his father's armies while being a child

(a) while being a child
(b) as being a child
(c) while in his childhood
(d) while a child
(e) as a child

OA after some discussion.

I think A is the appropriate answer,while is used here as conjuction of time, meaning at the same time sthg else is happening, and a parallesim experession is needed.
like this sentence: I am working in my gmat while I'm listening radio.
any further explanation.thx

pandeyvineet24 wrote:Although the youngest of three brothers, Hannibal was chosen as King and general by the Carthaginian troops because of the great military experience he acquired being in his father's armies while being a child

(a) while being a child
(b) as being a child
(c) while in his childhood
(d) while a child
(e) as a child

OA after some discussion.

I'd go with D.

While a child = while he was a child.

IMO E

A & B try to avoid "being" constructions
C & D the construction is awkward

OA Please

I think its C. "being a child" looks awkward construction. Please provide the OA

IMO C...

E cud be true, if it is treated as an adverb. But i treated as an adjectival. This is all confusing: adverbial or adjectival.

IMO E OA plz

IMO E...what is the OA?

IMO:C

great ex he acquired being in his father's X while in his childhood.

(a) while being a child
Close...!

(b) as being a child
--> Seems "child" is a position in army.

(c) while in his childhood
-- Close
--> during his childhood..!

(d) while a child
-- while a child, doesn't suit..seems saying that While he was something else..!

(e) as a child
--> Seems "child" is a position in Army.

I dropped A because of 'being'..Please provide OA?

If you replace "While In" with "During", The answer choice becomes very clear.

IMO-C

there is a similar question in OG10


"while in " and "while a child" is not grammatical

"while being" and "as being" is not so good as "as a child"

" as a child" is a idiom which mean "as I was a child". I see this in dictionary.

D and E are pretty close.. But D sounds unidiomatic... E should be the answer..

OA E.
Source Kaplan Online Quiz.