Question:
Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established the Library of Congress.
A. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
B. The act of Congress, which was approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
C. The act of Congress approved April 24, 1800, which made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., and established
D. Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress also established
E. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also establishing
Spoiler QA:A
Solution:
A. Although the sentence is long it is correct. The act of congress that made… also established. The sentence maintains parallelism.
B. Incorrect. Which can not modify a clause.
C. Incorrect. Which can not modify a clause
D. Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress also established
Incorrect. The sentence is awkwardly constructed.
E. Although the sentence is correct grammatically correct it changes the meaning of the sentence. The act of congress made…, also establishing . The way the sentence is constructed it makes it look as if the act of Congress did blah blah blah somehow also created the Library of Congress. By removing the that, the meaning of the sentence is changed.
The correct answer is A.
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