Writing Question

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<li>When Catherine the Great had a magnificent dinner service of Sevres porcelain made for her, she was scandalized by its great cost, (which became) the subject of prolonged controversy.</li>
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<p>(A) which became
(B) so it was to be
(C) with a result that it was destined to become
(D) therefore becoming
(E) consequently it would become</p>

<p>Why would D be wrong? Because of the cost of the porcelain, Catherine became the subject of controversy right? I don't think the sentence gives enough info to say whether the cost or Catherine is the subject of controversy.</p>

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<p>Thank you for taking the time to answer my question by the way! :)</p>

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<p>It would have to be “thereby” rather than therefore.</p>

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<p>Is there any particular reason why?</p>

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<p>Whats the answer</p>

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<p>The gerund (aka “ing”) would ruin the parallelism. The answer is A</p>

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<p>@sammytries In this case, becoming is NOT a gerund. It is a present participle. The difference is one of function, not form.</p>

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<p>Nice catch! Thanks</p>