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Old 17-Sep-2006, 07:37
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Diana Golden became the U.S. Alpine Skier of the year skiing on one leg.
She,who raced against able-bodied skiers, came in 10th.
In 1988 the U.S. Olympic Committee named her Female Skier of the Year over all other racers, including able-bodied skiers.

Choose the acceptable sentence(s) that can replace the sentence “She,who raced against able-bodied skiers, came in 10th.”

a.) She came in 10th, racing against able-bodied skiers.
b.) Racing against able-bodied skiers, she came in 10th.
c.) She, racing against able-bodied skiers, came in 10th.

What would be the correct answer(s)? Anyone knows?
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They're all possible, though a&b sound more natural to me.
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They're all possible, though a&b sound more natural to me.
Agreed. The last one would sound natural only in a context where there is contrastive stress: "Both Amy and her husband took part in the race. She, racing against able-bodied skiers, came in 10th. He, on the other hand, trailed in 19th."
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