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Although Charles de Gaulle remained in exile in England for most of World War II, his ambition to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state were realized.
(A) to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state were realized.
(B) leading to the liberation of his country and eventually becoming its head of state was realized.
(C) was to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state, both of which were realized.
(D) to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state was realized.
(E) which included the liberation of his country and the becoming its head of state, was realized.
(A) to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state were realized.
(B) leading to the liberation of his country and eventually becoming its head of state was realized.
(C) was to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state, both of which were realized.
(D) to liberate his country and eventually become its head of state was realized.
(E) which included the liberation of his country and the becoming its head of state, was realized.
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(D). Subject-verb
The subject of the sentence is “ambition,” which requires a verb conjugated singularly, eliminating options A and C. B changes the meaning of the sentence and frames de Gaulle’s in an unnecessary progressive tense; E maintains parallel construction, but does so with inefficient phrasing (“the becoming of” rather than “to become,” for example).
The subject of the sentence is “ambition,” which requires a verb conjugated singularly, eliminating options A and C. B changes the meaning of the sentence and frames de Gaulle’s in an unnecessary progressive tense; E maintains parallel construction, but does so with inefficient phrasing (“the becoming of” rather than “to become,” for example).
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