Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide other slaves along the Underground Railroad to freedom.
(A) herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide
(B) being an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland so as to guide
(C) an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland for guiding
(D) herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland so as to be the guide of
(E) who had been herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland for the guiding of
Folks, this has been discussed multiple times on other gmat forums, in two separate posts though there was almost a unanimous difference in answer. One vehemently agreed to C and the other to A.
IMO C, no way in hell could this be A ...that is like saying "myself john/blah"
Can experts chime in here and let me know if i am missing anything obvious (of course the participle guiding in C is questionable but that can't be the deal breaker)?[/spoiler]
(A) herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide
(B) being an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland so as to guide
(C) an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland for guiding
(D) herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland so as to be the guide of
(E) who had been herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland for the guiding of
Folks, this has been discussed multiple times on other gmat forums, in two separate posts though there was almost a unanimous difference in answer. One vehemently agreed to C and the other to A.
IMO C, no way in hell could this be A ...that is like saying "myself john/blah"
Can experts chime in here and let me know if i am missing anything obvious (of course the participle guiding in C is questionable but that can't be the deal breaker)?[/spoiler]
