carcass wrote:
Ironically, before he shot and killed Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth had performed in front of the president in the very same venue.
(A) before he shot and killed
(B) before the shooting and killing of
(C) before he had shot and killed
(D) prior to when he shot and killed
(E) prior to the shooting and killing of
Agree its A:
- Less wordy than D
- Rest is wrong tense, as before shows that it succeeds the "had performed" - so simple past has to be correct.
- E
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