kntombat wrote:
MartyTargetTestPrep, I would love to hear your take on this question.
I was going to select option E but rejected it because I thought the option had a comma splice.
A.
Even though the original text of the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1787, mandated that any U.S. president or senator must be an American citizen,
but the Constitution did not contain a definition of citizenship itself
until the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified on July 28, 1868.
Three conjunctions for three clauses. Only two conjunctions are needed. Gone.B. The original text of the U.S. Constitution, which was adopted in 1787,
specifies any U.S. president or senator who must be an American citizen, although the Constitution did not actually define citizenship until the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment on July 28, 1868.
Insane meaning. How would a document specify people who must be citizens? For instance, would the U.S. Constitution consider the current members of the Senate and decide who must be citizens? Almost certainly not the correct answer.C. In the original text of the U.S. Constitution
that was adopted in 1787, it is specified that any U.S. president or senator be an American citizen;
an actual definition,
however, did not exist until the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified on July 28, 1868.
"That was adopted ..." attempts to restrict the constitution. That restriction does not appear to make sense since, presumably, there is only one U.S. Constitution. Not an ideal decision point, but probably not correct.
Definition of what?
Also, placing "however" mid clause does not make sense in this case. The flow of ideas does not make sense. "However" should be at the beginning of the clause.D.
When the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787,
its original text specified that any U.S. president or senator must be an American citizen, but
that citizenship itself would not be defined until the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment on July 28, 1868.
The meaning "when the ... Constitution was adopted ... it's original text specified" does not make sense. So, at some other point in time, the original text did something else? The original text would do one thing only, not different things at different times.
"That citizenship" is a little off, since no particular citizenship is mentioned.E. Although the original text of the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1787, mandates that any U.S. president or senator be an American citizen, citizenship itself was not actually defined in the Constitution until July 28, 1868, when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified.
Perfect.
Two conjunctions, "although" and "when" for three clauses.
Says what was defined.
No crazy meaning conveyed. _________________
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