BB writing section 10 q7

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<p>The author, taking the reader on a chronological jorney through her native land, skillfully combining history and legend with fragments of fiction.</p>

<p>D the autor, who takes the reader on a chronolgical journey through her native land, skillfully</p>

<p>E the author takes the reader on a chronological journey through her native land, skillfully</p>

<p>The correct one is E , but can someone explain what is wrong with D?
thanks:)</p>

2

<p>If it wasnt ‘‘combining’’ but ‘‘combine’’ ,then the answer would be D :slight_smile: Besides that,D sounds wordy</p>

3

<p>Got it thanks:)</p>

4

<p>There is no verb in sentence D. ‘Takes’ as used is an descriptive phrase describing the author. So sentence D is a sentence fragment.</p>