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by vivek.kapoor83 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:03 am
172. 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

IMO C
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by raunekk » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:21 am
wats wrong wit A??
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by sudhir3127 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:13 am
vivek.kapoor83 wrote:172. 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

IMO C
IMO A..


Use the to-infinitive to express purpose, that is, when it means "in order to."

Tubman returned "in order to" guide slaves to freedom.

Tubman returned to guide slaves to freedom.

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by jessica.ng1988 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:54 am
IMO: A
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by duke » Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:43 am
jessica.ng1988 wrote:IMO: A
A is better than C. "to guide" is better in usage (in GMAT) than "for guiding". Verb > Noun
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