BB Writing pg 723 #10 Just need an explaination

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<p>As an undergraduate at Rutgers University, Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, which eventually led to a distingguished career as an actor during the 1920s and 1930s.</p>

<p>A same
B Paul Robeson's interest in drama developed seriously and eventually led him to
C where Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, eventually leading him to
D Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, having led him eventually to a
E where he developed a serious interest in drama, Paul Roeson, as a result, eventually went on to</p>

<p>I eliminated the answers down to A and D and put A and got it right (woot) but couldn't D still be correct? Why is A the more prefereable answer?</p>

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<p>I agree that u eliminated the answers down to A and D, but in answer choice D, the “having” just doesn’t seem right. In answer choice D, the word “having” doesn’t fit with the noun “interest” in the previous clause.</p>

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<p>An answer choice that has _____ing in it is almost NEVER right. Just look out for gerunds in the answer choices; they are “red flags”.</p>

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<p>^ the above are both good explanations. The “technical” problem is that there is a tense error. His career came after his interest developed, but the word “having” indicates prior time.</p>

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<p>Wait…why are answer choices with -ing endings almost never right in the Writing? Can u give some examples please?</p>

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<p>Gerunds usually make sentences more wordy; plain nouns and action verbs are much more concise. </p>

<p>I can’t find a good example right now; if I come across one I’ll post it.</p>

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<p>chelseaSAT, if you just look through old SAT tests or the BB, you will see what I mean. Try to find answer choices that have gerunds in them, then find out what the answer really is. You will begin to realize that gerunds are almost never, ever right (I’ve only seen an answer choice with a gerund in it be correct once, out of the hundreds of writing problems I’ve done), so just be very wary about picking an answer choice with a gerund in it.</p>

<p>In general, don’t pick the one with the gerund in it, and if you are down to two choices… pick the one that doesn’t contain the gerund.</p>

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<p>i dont get ur explanation with the “tecnical problem”</p>

<p>how does having indicate that?</p>

<p>dosent it still indicate that he got his career after the interest?</p>

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<p>Gerunds indicate wordiness.</p>

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<p>“having led” is a participle, not a gerund. the “having” part is just part of that participle. gerunds are nouns formed from verbs, e.g. “skiing” in “skiing is fun.” </p>

<p>present participle - leading
perfect participle - having led</p>