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The correct option is (B):

"That included the education of priests, and for the expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges."

This option provides a clearer and grammatically correct structure for the sentence. It properly uses "that included" to introduce the list of reforms called for by the Fifth Council of the Lateran and maintains parallelism in listing the education of priests and the expansion of the Holy See's influence in France.
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Option D is correct IMO

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
- This option is awkwardly structured. The repetition of "including" makes the sentence less clear.

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges

- This option is clearer than (A), but it still lacks parallelism.

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges

- The use of "with" creates a slightly disjointed structure.

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included

- This option provides a more streamlined and grammatically sound structure. The use of "to include" maintains parallelism.

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges

- This option is not as clear as (D). The use of "through the confirmation" makes the sentence less direct and may imply a different relationship between the elements.
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option A & C can be eliminated for use of including and with
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
we have two issues ,and and meaning issue

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
through the ... is wrong

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included


OPTION D is correct

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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges


 


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The Fifth Council of the Lateran called for reforms
that included the education of priests and
for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through
the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and
abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges................Meaning issue

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges............................expansion through should be used. intended meaning is not conveyed.

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges................Meaning issue. Also 'reforms with' doesn't make any sense here.

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included...............'Expansion with' is not correct. 'Reforms to' is wrong in the given context

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges...............Seems correct

Option E
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(A) is incorrect because it lacks proper parallelism. The phrase "including the education of priests" is not parallel to the subsequent phrases "expansion of the Holy See's influence in France" and "confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges."

(B) is incorrect because it lacks clarity in its structure. The use of "that" is ambiguous, and the phrase "and for expansion" is not parallel to the subsequent phrases "the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges."

(C) is correct. It maintains parallelism by using the preposition "with" followed by two parallel phrases: "the education of priests included" and "for expansion of the Holy See's influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges."

(D) is incorrect because it lacks parallelism. The phrase "to include the education of priests" is not parallel to the subsequent phrase "for expansion of the Holy See's influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included."

(E) is incorrect due to the use of the wrong preposition. Instead of "through," the correct preposition should be "to" in order to maintain parallelism with the subsequent phrase "for expansion of the Holy See's influence in France."

In conclusion, the correct answer choice is (C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of BourgesIncorrect
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of BourgesIncorrect
(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of BourgesIncorrect
(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges includedCorrect
(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of BourgesIncorrect
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (Incorrect parallelism.)
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (, before and is incorrect. Sentence doesn''t maintain parallelism)
(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (usage of with is incorrect.)

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included (Correct parallelism joining two clauses after the word 'called')
(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges (Incorrect parallelism. )
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Answer: (D)

(A): Wrong choice of verbiage ('including')
(B): Poor parallel structure ('that included ... for expansion)
(C): Incorrect preposition use ('with')
(D): Correct
(E): Similar issue as (B).
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges --> Wrong modification France including
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges -->Wrong parallelism
(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges -->Right parallelism and right construction
(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included -->Wrong parallelism
(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges -->Change of meaning

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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Reform did not include expansion hence incorrect

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Use of to include is incorrect as there is no implied purpose

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Use of with is incorrect and it is unnecessarily awkwardly worded

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
To include is wrong as reforms were not called to include something

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Correct parallelism b/w called for expansion and called for reforms and meaning is clear

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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
incorrect modifier usage -- 'reforms that included' correctly modifies the reforms

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
modifier usage is correct; however, the expansion of the influence didn't include the confrmation of xxx and the abrogation of xxx, rather the the expansion of the influence was carried out through the confirmation of xxx and the abrogation of xxx

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
incorrect modifier usage; wrong meaning --- however, the expansion of the influence didn't include the confrmation of xxx and the abrogation of xxx, rather the the expansion of the influence was carried out through the confirmation of xxx and the abrogation of xxx

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
incorrect modifier usage in he beginning of the underlined portion

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
modifier usage is correct; however, correctly brings out the meaning that the expansion of the influence was carried out through the confirmation of xxx and the abrogation of xxx

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IMO E... oh boy this was a long and unpleasant sentence.

A - uses 'and' too many times without splitting/making connections between items, creating a run on.

B - comma is not needed before 'and' in this instance and uses included twice. Again, a run on.

C - 'with the education of priests included and for expansion' uses the passive voice which tells me it is wrong, and mixes it with present

D - again, uses include twice and the 'to include' and 'expansion' makes those sound like separate ideas

E - long, but uses ' through the confirmation ' to connect the first part of the clause to the second without being a run-on and explain everything in relation to each other well
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(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
"expansion of the Holy See’s influence" is not a reform

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
"to include" changes meaning

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
"with the education of priests included" very wordy

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
"with the confirmation...and abrogation...included" very wordy

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
"called for reforms...and for expansion" is parallel
"through the confirmation" is the correct way to say what the sentence wants to say
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Explanation: It starts with a noun phrase ("education of priests") but then switches to a gerund phrase ("expansion of the Holy See's influence"). Hence parallelism is not properly maintained. Also the way the reforms are listed makes it ambiguous whether the confirmation and abrogation are intended as separate reforms or part of the expansion of influence in France. INCORRECT


(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Explanation: This option presents the reforms in a clear and logical sequence, using appropriate conjunctions and verb forms conveying the intended meaning. CORRECT


(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Explanation: The placement of "to include" after "France" creates a slightly confusing structure. It's not immediately clear which part of the sentence "to include" is modifying. It is unnecessarily wordy as well. INCORRECT


(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
Explanation: Confusing word order and unclear connection between parts. It's unclear whether this phrase is modifying "called for reforms" or "expansion of the Holy See's influence. INCORRECT


(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Explanation: The use of "through" could lead to the misunderstanding that the confirmation and abrogation were the mechanisms for achieving the expansion of influence, rather than being part of the expansion itself. INCORRECT

Option B is the right answer
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(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - prefer B due to tense usage
(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - usage of "included" here provides proper past tense, also clause structure includes the expansion of the influence well. Keep B
(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - "with" improper here as the education of priests was not previously mentioned.
(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included - uses future tense when the rest of the sentence is talking about past events, reject D
(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - lack of commas makes this a bit of a run-on sentence. reject E
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517,
called for reforms
including the education of priests
and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France
including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna
and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
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(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Reforms may include education of priests and expansion of the Holy See's influence in France.
The expansion of the Holy See's influence in France may include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Concise and correct in meaning. Conveys the meaning of original sentence correctly.
Correct

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(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Comma (,) before and is incorrect.
Usage of to include is incorrect
Incorrect

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(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Usage of with the education of priests included is awkward and incorrect
Incorrect

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(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included
Usage of included at the end is redundant.
Incorrect

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(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges
Usage of through is incorrect

IMO A
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The Fifth Council of the Lateran, an ecclesiastical council of the Catholic Church, held between 1512 and 1517, called for reforms including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

(A) including the education of priests and expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France including the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - Wrong, Parallelism issue , "for" is missing with expansion

(B) that included the education of priests, and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - Wrong, first part is ok, but second part distorts the meaning

(C) with the education of priests included and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France to include the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - Wrong, change in meaning , "called for reforms with education of priests" is not the intended meaning

(D) to include the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France with the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges included - Wrong, change in meaning and last part of sentence ending with "included"

(E) that included the education of priests and for expansion of the Holy See’s influence in France through the confirmation of the Concordat of Bologna and abrogation of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges - Correct
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