The artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir's last word was "flowers," spoken as a bouquet consisting of roses just picked from his garden were arranged in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.
a. as a bouquet consisting of roses just picked from his garden were arranged
b. as a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden, were arranged
c. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
d. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses, just picked from his garden
e. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked, from his garden
In A and B,
were arranged (plural) does not agree with
bouquet (singular).
Eliminate A and B.
D:
the arrangement of a bouquet
A
bouquet is an ARRANGEMENT of flowers.
Thus,
the arrangement of a bouquet is redundant.
Eliminate D.
In E,
they lacks a clear referent.
Eliminate E.
The correct answer is
C.
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