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It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
(A) It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise
(B) It was only after Katharine Graham's becoming publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and under her command it had won high praise
(C) Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963, and only after that did it move into the first rank of American newspapers, having won high praise under her command
(D) Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham became its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post, winning high praise under her command
(E) Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham's becoming its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post won high praise under her command
How I analyzed:
See the non-underlined portion of the sentence.
for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
Now, join with this the options CDE.
Under her command for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
=> the bold face changes the intended meaning of the sentence.
What is the actual deal with B?
Would any one explain in detail?
How many errors can be found in the option B?
Thanks.
(A) It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise
(B) It was only after Katharine Graham's becoming publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and under her command it had won high praise
(C) Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963, and only after that did it move into the first rank of American newspapers, having won high praise under her command
(D) Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham became its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post, winning high praise under her command
(E) Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham's becoming its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post won high praise under her command
How I analyzed:
See the non-underlined portion of the sentence.
for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
Now, join with this the options CDE.
Under her command for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
=> the bold face changes the intended meaning of the sentence.
What is the actual deal with B?
Would any one explain in detail?
How many errors can be found in the option B?
Thanks.
