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She was an educator, a builder of institutions and organizat

by eggpain24 Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:05 pm

She was an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements as well, so one of the best-known and most well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century was Nannie Helen Burroughs.

(A) She was an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements as well, so one of the best-known and most well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century was Nannie Helen Burroughs.
(B) She was an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements, and Nannie Helen Burroughs also was one of the best-known and well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century.
(C) As an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements, Nannie Helen Burroughs was one of the best-known and most well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century.
(D) As an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements, one of the best-known and well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century was Nannie Helen Burroughs.
(E) Being an educator, a builder of institutions and organizations, and a major figure in the Black church and secular feminist movements, one of the best-known and most well-respected African Americans of the early twentieth century was Nannie Helen Burroughs.

The OA should be C. this is a question from GMAT prep

can instructors confirm my analysis below, thank in advance.

choice A, B seem to indicate that Nannie Helen Burroughs is not the same guy as "she" (but I think this error is relatively weak?)

choice D,E let " one of ......" construction as a subject of the clause, which do not make any seem when paired with opening modifier like "as" in D and "being" in E
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Re: She was an educator, a builder of institutions and organizat

by RonPurewal Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:30 am

Is this question from the FREE gmat prep software?

If it is, please provide a screen shot.

If not, we can't use it here.

Thanks.