SC diction and Gerund

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SC diction and Gerund

by bhopalkararpit » Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:56 pm
Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.

A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
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by patanjali.purpose » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:28 pm
bhopalkararpit wrote:Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having the piece performed impossible.

A. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having
B. had not hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
C. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made his having.
D. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made him having.
E. had hardly entered rehearsals when the political climate turned against the composer and made himself having.
A/B - NOT and HARDLY signifies the same (one of them is redundant)
If geund (VERBING acting as noun) is followed/preceded by pronoun, then we should use POSSESSIVE PRONOUN (possessive of HE is HIS, not HIM/HIMSELF). Drop D/E

IMO C

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