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Bill Walton continued on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

(A) on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back
(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return
(C) playing, though injured over and over, and he was always hoping to return back
(D) on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return
(E) to play, despite recurring injuries, hoping that the return
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Is "continued on playing" wrong usage in this sentence?
I feel "he continued playing" shows present continuous tense while the remaining part of the sentence is not in the present

Pls can someone explain
I marked option D
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Is "continued on playing" wrong usage in this sentence?
I feel "he continued playing" shows present continuous tense while the remaining part of the sentence is not in the present

Pls can someone explain
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Option D says "Hoped to return" is it that he now doesn't hope to return, as his hope to return is still there this it would be "hoping to return"

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Is "continued on playing" wrong usage in this sentence?
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The present continuous would have looked something like this: is (or am or are) continuing. The verb in continued playing is continued (past tense).
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GMATNinja can you please explain this question. Down to B and C.. whats the right rule for inspite of
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Bill Walton continued on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

(A) on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back
(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return
(C) playing, though injured over and over, and he was always hoping to return back
(D) on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return
(E) to play, despite recurring injuries, hoping that the return
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Got confused over B) and D). Chose D) because of the structural reason mentioned below.
Can someone elaborate?

I see, that in D) we have "... continued on ...". Am i correct that this is redundant? Continue alone would suffice i guess.

But i also think that B) is not as asthetic as it could be. B) didn't convince me, since it feels like "..., always hoping to return" is intended to modify the action that "Bill Walton continued playing".
The part with "always hoping to return" could be closer to the part with "Bill Walton continued playing". Since this is the intended Meaning in my opinion, i found B) structurally not correct per se.
Because it would have been much more concise if it were formulated like this for example: "In spite of recurrent injuries, Bill Walton continued playing, always hoping to return back to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved."
Am i on the right track?
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Bill Walton continued on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

(A) on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back
(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return
(C) playing, though injured over and over, and he was always hoping to return back
(D) on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return
(E) to play, despite recurring injuries, hoping that the return
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This question is based on Idiomatic Usage.

The verb ‘continue’ does not need to take the preposition ‘on’ after it, since ‘to continue’ means to go on or keep on. The preposition is implied in the meaning of the word. So, any option that puts the preposition ‘on’ after the verb can be ruled out.
On the basis of this rule of idiomatic usage, Options A and D can be eliminated.

The other error of idiomatic usage in the sentence is the use of the adverb ‘back’ after the verb ‘return’. Since ‘return’ means to go back or give back, the adverb is redundant.
This incorrect usage is present in Options A and C, so they can be eliminated.

Option E is incomplete. The clause “that the return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved” must have another verb to complete the idea begun by the subject “the return”.
For example, if the clause were to be as following - that the return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved would occur soon – the sentence would be complete. Since it doesn’t contain the verb, Option E can be eliminated.

Option B is concise and conveys the intended meaning effectively, while avoiding errors of idiomatic usage.

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1. "return back" is redundant - A and C eliminated.
2. hoping that the return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved - doesn't make sense as a sentence - E eliminated.

I'm stuck between B and D.

B is supposedly the correct answer, but I don't understand how this is a proper sentence -> Bill Walton continued playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

D seems more accurate to me compared to B -> Bill Walton continued on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.
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1. "return back" is redundant - A and C eliminated.
2. hoping that the return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved - doesn't make sense as a sentence - E eliminated.

I'm stuck between B and D.

B is supposedly the correct answer, but I don't understand how this is a proper sentence -> Bill Walton continued playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

D seems more accurate to me compared to B -> Bill Walton continued on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.
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'Continued on' is incorrect.
When 'continue' is used as a verb to mean 'to go on or to carry on an action,' we can say 'continued playing...' or 'continued to play' (gerund or infinitive) but we cannot say 'continued on playing.' We can say 'insisted on playing' instead.

(B) Bill Walton continued playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

The highlighted is a present participle modifier at the end of the clause with a comma and hence it modifies the previous clause 'Walton continued playing.' It tells us why he continued playing.
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