isnt joining coninental army the first action in the sequence of events. is it right to use had become?OA:A

Dressed as a man and using the name Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson, the first woman to draw a soldier’s pension, joined the Continental Army in 1782 at the age of 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become too ill to serve.
A. 22, was injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she had become

B. 22, was injured three times, while being discharged in 1783 because she had become

C. 22, and was injured three times, and discharged in 1783, being

D. 22, injured three times, and was discharged in 1783 because she was

E. 22, having been injured three times and discharged in 1783, being

 

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Hi Vihar,

She became too ill to serve and hence was discharged in 1973. The earlier event is that she became ill. She was later discharged.

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Expert Answered on May 8, 2018.
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