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by girishj » Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:45 pm
Pls refer attachement
Why is A wrong. OA: D
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by bonetlobo » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:01 am
The use of "having been" in A does seem strange, but what is the exact grammatical reason why A is incorrect.

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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:44 am
A: volunteers having been ferried
NOUN + having + VERBed and NOUN + having been + VERBED are always wrong.
Eliminate A.
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