456. Joan of Arc, a young Frenchwoman who claimed to be divinely inspired, turned the tide of English victories in her country by liberating the city of Orleans and she persuaded Charles VII of France to claim his throne.

(A) she persuaded Charles VII of France to claim his throne
(B) persuaded Charles VII of France in claiming his throne
(C) persuading that the throne be claimed by Charles VII of France
(D) persuaded Charles VII of France to claim his throne
(E) persuading that Charles VII of France should claim the throne

Solution:

OG Solution:
In choice A, turned... and she persuaded is needlessly wordy and lacks the compact parallelism of turned...and persuaded. In choice B, persuaded.. . in claiming is unidiomatic; the form persuaded x to [do] y is required. In choices C and E, turned... and persuading that violates parallelism, and the passive construction in C is awkward and unnecessarily wordy. Parallel, idiomatic, and concise, choice D is best.

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