Question

As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.(A) As the former(B) The former(C) Former(D) She was(E) As the

Answer 1

The answer is letter E.

Step-by-step explanation:

Letter A is incorrect because she didn't achieve those goals as the former chair, she achieved when she was an active member of the board.

Letter B is incorrect because there is a long noun modifier the former chair, modifying another noun, so we have an ambiguity here.

Letter C is incorrect because without the article THE, to refer to a person the sentence loses its meaning. We need the article to identify Joan.

Letter D is incorrect because if we use she was, two independent clauses wil be separated by a comma and this is gramatically incorrect.

Letter E. Is the correct one because the preposition as can be used to express a time period, which is the intention of the sentence.