godot53
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Can someone provide a thorough analysis of D?
I am confused between B and D.
When you use the present participle modifier, the modifier is the result of the action of the verb and, in a way, relate to the subject, who is performing the action, of the main clause.
Here, "becoming 65 this year" is not an outcome of "Bruce Springsteen and Meryl Streep are eligible for retirement benefit".
The present participle modifier has some other intricate usage such as describing the main verb or the subject ( there are ample examples in OG), but neither of the two definitions works here. C seems tricky and I don't know why none is bothered about C ( While the answer stats prove other wise).
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Thanks!
I eliminated A, C and E because they all use like for examples. Should be such as.
However, B sound awkward to me.
Shouldn't it be joining the ranks.
And is it necessary to change the order of the parts of the sentence, the way they are arranged in A seemed fine to me.