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by poonam197 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:35 am
Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during th 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 hand.

A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper's bullet during th 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 cripped 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.

The correct option is E

Please explain why option B is incorrect.
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by rahulakacyrus » Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:31 am
In B, the statement talks about his position and not him.
The subject has to be Horace Pippin and not any action.
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by etvs » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:16 pm
I also dont understand why B can be incorrect
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by ManuGMAT » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:20 pm
Culprit here is "being", which indicates that his hand and arm are still being crippled, i.e, the process of crippling is still going on.

Only E is correct because it states that hand and arm are already crippled by bullet
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