Sentence Correction

Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War. Horace Pippin,
a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his
left
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War
(B) In spite of his right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War
(C) Because there had been a sniper's bullet during the First World War that crippled his right hand and
arm
(D) The right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War
(E) His right hand and arm crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War

IMO E

A/B/D - use of "being"...

C - awkward construction...."..had been sniper's bullet..."

I go for A. Being is usually, but not always wrong.
B in spite of is wrong, no contradiction in the sentence
C wordy
D/E don't look like a subordinate clause

Anwer is E

I agree too that E is correct. However, what is the wrong usage of "being"?

Agree.. E seems to be the answer

Indradeep wrote:I agree too that E is correct. However, what is the wrong usage of "being"?

being is "present tense"
e.g. He is being given an award.

So I guess, "being" does not fit too well in the context as "aving the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during the First World War" refers to something that has already happened.

Though is only my perspective.. what do you guys say?

IMO B

What is OA?

Agree with Ddo...

"I go for A. Being is usually, but not always wrong.
B in spite of is wrong, no contradiction in the sentence
C wordy
D/E don't look like a subordinate clause "

wrt OG being is always wrong

being is wrong ABD gone
had been a bullet during the world war is illogical
so C also gone