Between B and D,
B -> Patrick Woodroffe is able to make a living as a poet and painter
D -> Patrick Woodroffe makes a living as a poet and a painter
I would say B is unnecessarily wordy. I play cricket on weekends is always better than I am able to play /I have the capability to play cricket on weekends.
IMO, this is the prime difference between B and D.
Secondly, as a poet and painter would combine to represent an single entity. However a poet and a pointer more clearly states the two
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B -> Patrick Woodroffe is able to make a living as a poet and painter
D -> Patrick Woodroffe makes a living as a poet and a painter
I would say B is unnecessarily wordy. I play cricket on weekends is always better than I am able to play /I have the capability to play cricket on weekends.
IMO, this is the prime difference between B and D.
Secondly, as a poet and painter would combine to represent an single entity. However a poet and a pointer more clearly states the two
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