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Originally Posted by yong321
SAT question:
Among the [a] earliest telescopes [b] were Galilean telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments [c] built by Galileo, the first person [d] having used telescopes to study the stars and planets. [e] No error
The answer is [d], where "having used" should be "to have used". Do you really think the "having used" here is grammatically wrong?Thanks.
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yes, having used is incorrect.
Read the entire sentence without the letters.
Among the earliest telescopes were Galilean telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments built by Galileo, the first person having used telescopes to study the stars and planets.
or
Among the earliest telescopes were Galilean telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments built by Galileo, the first person to have used telescopes to study the stars and planets.
The form to have used expresses clearly what Gallileo was the first person to do.
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