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A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published, shows how the biting satire that marked many of Swift’s public works was reflected in his private writings as well.

(A) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year as Gulliver’s Travels were published

- Were published creates a subject - verb agreement issue

(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels

- Changes the meaning

(C) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year that Gulliver’s Travels was published

- CORRECT

(D) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year as he published Gulliver’s Travels that

- Changes the meaning

(E) Jonathan Swift wrote a newly discovered letter in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels that

- Changes the meaning

Hence, Answer is C

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Dear AnthonyRitz,

Going through this forum and solution, I'm still not clear what's wrong with Choice B. Is it because of being unidiomatic?
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels
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Dear AnthonyRitz,

Going through this forum and solution, I'm still not clear what's wrong with Choice B. Is it because of being unidiomatic?
(B) A newly discovered letter by Jonathan Swift, written in the same year of publication as Gulliver’s Travels

The phrase "same year of publication" implies that the letter was published -- it has a "year of publication." But of course that's nonsense; it's a "newly discovered letter." So any answer choice that has this phrase is wrong on the basis of illogical meaning.
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