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It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.
(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

i am doubting this question for two reasons
firstly the construction : "view of cattle raising" is a wrong construction .prep+ noun +verbing is a wrong construction unless the prep directly refers to the noun ,which is not the case here
secondly how can C be right

C say:all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
we should be having "to LEAVE them alone" --->why the correct answer has missed that infinitive
kindly tell me if my logic is right

Thus, the object of of is not cattle but raising.

aditya8062 wrote:thanks Gmat guru

Thus, the object of of is not cattle but raising.

but it is precisely for this reason that i had thought that this sentence is not correct .
i have read that in prep+noun + verbing construction if prep does not refer directly to the noun then the construction is wrong
for this specific reason this sentence is wrong :
while this sentence is correct :i have a picture of my cousin playing hockey.

kindly tell me as what am i missing ?
thanks and regards