Due to his temperament being fueled by distrusting technolog

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Due to his temperament being fueled by distrusting technology, Stanley Kubrick did his best to insulate himself from what he termed "the pains of modern living."

(A) Due to his temperament being fueled by distrusting
(B) Because his temperament was being fueled by a distrust
(C) His temperament fueled by a distrust of
(D) Due to the fact that his temperament had been fueled by a distrust in
(E) Having had his temperament fueled by his lack of trust in

OA C

Source: Princeton Review

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Option A :- Incorrect
This option makes the sentence sound like an ongoing action and makes it look as if it is happening at the moment meaning the sentence is wrongly constructed.

Option B :- Incorrect
The adverb because is not a suitable word to begin a sentence.

Option C :- correct
Grammar well constructed follows syntax and the verbs are in parallelism.

Option D :- Incorrect
Due to here is an awkward construction and needs to modify a noun and not an action.
Past progressive tense used here.

Option E :- Incorrect
The use of last participle verdict makes it look like the action has occurred in time past.