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86. 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

My answer was B.
[Reveal] Spoiler: OA

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Re: practice question [#permalink] New post 11 Mar 2012, 10:46
I must admit that I picked A first but managed to find the errors in it later.

Looking at the answer choice the only reason to rule out D could be because of the usage of being. As far as I know being is 99% of the time wrong in GMAT. Experts please shed some light.
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Re: practice question [#permalink] New post 11 Mar 2012, 10:47
This has already been discussed. :-0

http://gmatclub.com/forum/sc-85482.html
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