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Gajendra Mishra

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Explain it (Question:341439.4)

Why can't c be the answer?

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace the word / phrase given in underline in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us.

Options:
A) Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us. 
B) Our being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow. 
C) Being abandoned by our friends, we feel great sorrow.
D) Abandoned by our friends, sorrow is the result. 
E) We feel great sorrow when our friends abandon us.
Solution:

Explanation: The constructions using being are awkward and wordy. Answer (d) is an example of a dangling modifier. Only Answer (e) is clear, and in the active voice throughout.

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