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Correct Pronoun and Case

by ronnie1985 » Thu May 24, 2012 9:58 am
A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke's daughterHarold Macmillan's rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many, though Churchill had since the 1930s been extolling Macmillan's courage.
(A) Harold Macmillan's rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(B) Harold Macmillan's rise in 1957 to the position of Prime Minister surprised many
(C) Harold Macmillan's becoming Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many
(D) Harold Macmillan surprised many by rising to the position of Prime Minister in 1957
(E) the position of Prime Minister attained by Harold Macmillan in 1957 surprised many


IMO (D)
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by agautam7879 » Sat May 26, 2012 12:47 pm
A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke's daughter - require a subject and A, B and C starts with possessive adjectives and E starts with a position ( which can not get married to the duke's daughter)
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by jimmyjimmy » Sun May 27, 2012 10:49 am
dont u think C maintains parallelism!!??
IMO- C
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