330. Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the 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.
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the 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 crippled 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
Solution:
Tense + Logic
A uses ‘being’ unnecessarily. So do B, C, and D.
B is wrong in use of ‘in spite of’ as there is no contrast here.
C is wrong as it changes the meaning with use of ‘had been’.
D is wrong as it starts with ‘the’ and uses ‘being’ unnecessarily.
E is the best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution:
(A) Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the 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 crippled 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
Solution:
Tense + Logic
A uses ‘being’ unnecessarily. So do B, C, and D.
B is wrong in use of ‘in spite of’ as there is no contrast here.
C is wrong as it changes the meaning with use of ‘had been’.
D is wrong as it starts with ‘the’ and uses ‘being’ unnecessarily.
E is the best choice.
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