OG 2016 SC To Josephine Baker, Paris

To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance

A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate
B. For Josephine Baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Paris was her home
C. Josephine Baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable
D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home
E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker

OA: D

Why is "C" wrong?

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by elias.latour.apex » Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:49 am

In English, we do not follow a preposition with the form to+verb rather with the form verb+ing.

We do not say: I'm afraid of to speak in public. We say: I'm afraid of speaking in public.
We do not say: I'm interested in to learn new things. We say: I'm interested in learning new things.
We do not say: Before to leave, lock the door. We say: Before leaving, lock the door.

Accordingly, the phrase:

Josephine Baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable...

is incorrect.

Elias Latour
Verbal Specialist @ ApexGMAT
blog.apexgmat.com
+1 (646) 736-7622

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