generis wrote:
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
For SC butler Questions Click Here At the Battle of Agincourt, the muddy field delayed the advance of the French infantrymen, and this allowed the English longbowmen to be able to inflict significant damage on them, and the English infantry eventually eliminated their reduced numbers easily.
A) At the Battle of Agincourt, the muddy field delayed the advance of the French infantrymen, and this allowed the English longbowmen to be able to inflict significant damage on them, and the English infantry eventually eliminated their reduced numbers easily
'this' what exactly does it refer to a bit ambigious in addition to what does 'their' refer back to no clue out
B) Because the muddy field delayed the advance of the French infantrymen at the Battle of Agincourt, the English longbowmen could inflict significant damage on them, and, their numbers reduced, the English infantry easily had been able to eliminate them
'had been' past perfect tense in line with 'addition' and 'delay' creates logical isuue in sequence therefore out
C) The muddy field delayed the advance of the French infantrymen at the Battle of Agincourt, allowing the English longbowmen to inflict significant damage on them, and because the number of the French infantrymen was reduced, the English infantry easily could eliminate those remaining few
The meaning is fine therefore let us hang on to optioni for a while
D) The French infantrymen at the Battle of Agincourt tried to advance but had been delayed by the muddy field, which allowed the English longbowmen to inflict significant damage on them, and the English infantry eventually would eliminate their reduced numbers with ease
'which' cannot refer back to clause , maybe a noun however the referal indicating in the above sentence is a glaring error
E) The French infantrymen at the Battle of Agincourt were delayed in their advance by the muddy field, it allowed the English longbowmen to inflict significant damage on them, their numbers were reduced, and the English infantry easily could eliminate those left
'it' doesn't a clear antecendant or referal for that matter
Therefore picking best of the worst IMO C