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<p>Hi, I have a WMC question.</p>

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<li>Jennifer found that [achieving goals became much easier after she learned to plan ahead].
a) achieving goals became much easier after she learned to plan ahead
b) to achieve goals becomes much easier after she learned to plan ahead
c) goals became more easily achieved after learning to plan ahead
d) after she has learned and planned ahead, it was much easier achieving goals
e) she achieved goals much more easily by planning it ahead</li>
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<p>I’m not sure which one is the answer but i chose E.
Can anyone explain to me why the answer is E and what is the correct answer for this question?</p>

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<p>I’ll go with a).</p>

<p>b) is wrong because the first clause is in present tense. We don’t use to-infinitive in this case either.
c) is wrong because of dangling modifier. “after learning to plan ahead” takes “goals” as the subject.
d) is wrong because of the use of present perfect.
e) is wrong because “it” should be “them”, since the modifier refers to “goals”, which is in its plural form.</p>

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<p>I agree, i don’t think there is an error</p>

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<p>Just fyi, E is incorrect because there is an unnecessary it:</p>

<p>she achieved goals much more easily by planning it ahead</p>

<p>What is “it” referring to? Nothing, because there is no direct object.</p>