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Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, herself an escaped

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1000 SC [#permalink] New post 09 Dec 2009, 23:28
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Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide other slaves along the Underground Railroad to freedom.

(A) herself an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland to guide
(B) being an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland so as to guide
(C) an escaped slave herself, returned again and again to Maryland for guiding
(D) herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland so as to be the guide of
(E) who had been herself as an escaped slave, returned again and again to Maryland for the guiding of

what is wrong with C;
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Re: 1000 SC [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2009, 02:03
as far as I know infinitive form is preferable to -ing + chosing from 2 correct answers in most cases its A :)
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Re: 1000 SC [#permalink] New post 10 Dec 2009, 02:08
Harriet "returned" for a purpose. Hence "returned to" is correct
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