



Adapted from: PINKER, Steven. The Stuff of Thought. New York: Penguin, 2007. p. 1-2.
Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the fragment of sentence the south tower after burning for an hour and two minutes (l. 06-07).
I. - the south tower after having been burning for an hour and two minutes
II. - the south tower after it was burning for an hour and two minutes
III - the south tower after it had been burning for an hour and two minutes
If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?