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Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being without racial prejudice; yet this was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself in an 1876 speech when he called Lincoln a "pre-eminently white man's President."
A. Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being without racial prejudice; yet this was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself in an 1876 speech when
B. That Abraham Lincoln was without racial prejudice was a belief of Frederick Douglass, which was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself when in an 1876 speech
C. Frederick Douglass, the great anti-slavery leader and former slave, believed that Abraham Lincoln was not racially prejudiced, but contradicted in this belief in an 1876 speech when
D. Frederick Douglass believed in Abraham Lincoln being without racial prejudice, but when the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this in an 1876 speech
E. Frederick Douglass believed that Abraham Lincoln was devoid of racial prejudice, yet the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this belief in an 1876 speech when
A. Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being without racial prejudice; yet this was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself in an 1876 speech when
B. That Abraham Lincoln was without racial prejudice was a belief of Frederick Douglass, which was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself when in an 1876 speech
C. Frederick Douglass, the great anti-slavery leader and former slave, believed that Abraham Lincoln was not racially prejudiced, but contradicted in this belief in an 1876 speech when
D. Frederick Douglass believed in Abraham Lincoln being without racial prejudice, but when the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this in an 1876 speech
E. Frederick Douglass believed that Abraham Lincoln was devoid of racial prejudice, yet the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this belief in an 1876 speech when
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Option A, clause starting with Yet is ambiguous since it does not clearly state who was the former slave.
Option B, "which" modifies F.Douglas, but it should modify "the belief"
Option C, the subordinate clause after but does not have a proper subject to tie it to the verb "contradicted" or a pronoun to refer to F.Douglas or his belief.
Option D - same as A - who is the great leader?
Option E, eliminates all these issues and clearly ties subject to verb for F.Douglas.
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Option B, "which" modifies F.Douglas, but it should modify "the belief"
Option C, the subordinate clause after but does not have a proper subject to tie it to the verb "contradicted" or a pronoun to refer to F.Douglas or his belief.
Option D - same as A - who is the great leader?
Option E, eliminates all these issues and clearly ties subject to verb for F.Douglas.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being without racial prejudice; yet this was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself in an 1876 speech when he called Lincoln a "pre-eminently white man's President".
A. Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being without racial prejudice; yet this was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself in an 1876 speech when
Incorrect.
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The phrase Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being is redundant and awkward. Look for an answer choice which conveys the same meaning in a more concise manner.
B. That Abraham Lincoln was without racial prejudice was a belief of Frederick Douglass, which was contradicted by the great anti-slavery leader and former slave himself when in an 1876 speech
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The relative pronoun which follows the noun Frederick Douglass, instead of belief. Which cannot modify humans. Furthermore, the entire relative clause is intended to modify belief, because Douglass's belief (and not Douglass himself) was contradicted.
In addition, this answer choice is stylistically flawed. The phrase That Abraham Lincoln was without racial prejudice was a belief of is redundant and awkward.
C. Frederick Douglass, the great anti-slavery leader and former slave, believed that Abraham Lincoln was not racially prejudice, but contradicted in this belief in an 1876 speech when
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the stylistic flaw in the original question, it is grammatically incorrect. The phrase contradicted in is non-idiomatic. The verb contradict does not require a preposition after it.
D. Frederick Douglass believed in Abraham Lincoln being without racial prejudice, but when the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this in an 1876 speech
Incorrect.
This answer choice changes the original meaning of the sentence by changing the position of the time expression when. While in the original sentence the contradiction was made when Douglass called Lincoln etc., in this answer choice the relationship is reversed: when the contradiction was made, Douglass called Lincoln etc.
In addition, the phrase Abraham Lincoln being without racial prejudice is redundant and awkward.
E. Frederick Douglass believed that Abraham Lincoln was devoid of racial prejudice, yet the great anti-slavery leader and former slave contradicted this belief in an 1876 speech when
This answer choice correct the original stylistic flaw by changing the awkward phrase Frederick Douglass' belief in Abraham Lincoln was of him being into a more straightforward subject + conjugated verb construction: Frederick Douglass believed that Abraham Lincoln was devoid of [...].
