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Re: In the early fourteenth century, almost 200 years before
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24 Mar 2015, 21:57
In the early fourteenth century, almost 200 years before Columbus reached the West Indies, and 250 years before the Reformation, Europe had been Catholic and the Church continued to influence virtually every phase of human life.
A. Europe had been Catholic and the Church continued to influence virtually every phase of human life
I eliminated this option by overlooking what was in between the commas and seeing if the sentence was good, "had been" becomes wordy and redundant. The use of the word "continued" disagrees with me, since there was no previous discussion of the Church's influence.
B. the Catholic Church continued to influence every phase of human life
Excludes Europe and changes the meaning of the sentence
C. the Europe that had been Catholic was still influenced in virtually every phase of human life by the Church
Clearly incorrect
D. Europe was Catholic and the Church influenced virtually every phase of human life
This is my choice, omits "continued", which to me makes sense as there was no discussion of what the church did before this time
E. every phase of human life bore traces of the European influence of the Catholic Church
Clearly incorrect