Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made

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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

Folaa3 · Answer

A it is. 



because the act of congress that was approved in 1800 did 2 things, 1. made provision for govt removal and established the library of congress. This 2 points are maintained by parallelism in A.
Also A is the only one w/o misplaced modifier

ywilfred · Answer

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. lacks parallelism

C. 'The act of Congress approved April 24, 1800' is ridiculous

D. awkward

E. lacks parallelsim

A is the best choice

GMATT73 · Answer

A for the correct modifier and past tense parallel construction.

automan · Answer

There is nothing wrong with A. B, C and D misuse modifiers and E don't use the correct verb tense. A is the best answer.

gamjatang · Answer

Yep.

OA is (A).

taquanghai · Answer

One more A.

TeHCM · Answer

one more for A :lol:

sonix bluefish · Answer

I would choose Answer A, given the rest of the answer choices are wrong.

But for answer 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 

Don't we need a conjunction between   and  ?

Please clarify my doubts..thanks

Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made

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