Dressed as a man and using the name Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson, the first woman to draw a soldier’s pension, joined the C

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Dressed as a man and using the name Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson, the first woman to draw a soldier’s pension, joined the C

ontinental Army in 1782 at the age of 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become too ill to serve.
(A) 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become(B) 22, was injured three times, while being discharged in 1783 because she had become(C) 22, and was injured three times, and discharged in 1783, being(D) 22, injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she was(E) 22, having been injured three times and discharged in 1783, being

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chubhunter [2.5K] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-02T03:00:07+03:00

Answer:

The correct parallel structure is (A) 22, was injured three times and was discharged in 1783 because she had become

Explanation:

The option A presents the correct timeline sequence in the way it presents the verbs with a parallel structure in relation with joined/ was injured/ was discharged. The other three options have not parallel structure because they are mixing different kinds of verb structures and in options B, C and D have an incorrect timeline order of the events.