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the phrase between the two commas becomes a non essential modifier right? Is the sentence not wrong?
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Could you please explain why C and E are wrong?
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Could you please explain why C and E are wrong?

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Why is A correct?

As far as I understand, the sentence can be read as the following:
In 1813, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars. -> which I don't think is correct

I think this because what is between 2 commas is not essential information.
Could someone help me!
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Could you please explain why C and E are wrong?

Same as shades28
Why is A correct?

As far as I understand, the sentence can be read as the following:
In 1813, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars. -> which I don't think is correct

I think this because what is between 2 commas is not essential information.
Could someone help me!

If you see closely ignore the Modifier rules right now. Pause and Read the sentence and see what meaning it conveys.

C and E are both Changing the intended meaning of the Original sentence.
Don't just follow by the rules also check the meaning what the original sentence is trying to convey.

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How to eliminate option d? (D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire
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How to eliminate option d? (D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire

Hi SUPCFAFRM,

I am happy to help.

First, this option changes the meaning of the original sentence significantly by saying that it was the "Napoleonic Wars", in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon... The intent of the original sentence is that it was at the "Battle of Leipzig" where the above-mentioned event occurred.

Furthermore, by having "1813" as the subject of the sentence, and having the rest of the sentence presented in the form of non-essential modifiers, the impact of the original sentence is lost quite a bit. Essentially, D simplified, reduces to "1813 [Subject] saw [Verb] the Battle of Leipzig", with everything else after this clause presented as non-essential modifiers (offset by commas). Even if the modifier issues weren't there in this option, this is quite a funny way to re-convey the original idea, as the focus/thrust of the sentence is really about this historic, really important (perhaps interesting :-)) "Battle of L" that took place sometime in 1813 - by changing the topic to 1813, this presents in a somewhat distorted representation of the semantic emphasis intended by the author in the original sentence.

Generally, a good rule of thumb to follow is that if there are no errors in the original sentence, selecting another option almost always changes the original meaning in some way, shape, or form, and hence should be avoided.

Please let me know if there are any queries or you have any follow-up questions.
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How to eliminate option d? (D) 1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, in which the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire

Hello SUPCFAFRM,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

Option D is written in the passive voice, making it inferior to Option A. Secondly, Option D subtly alters the meaning of the sentence; the clause "1813 saw the Battle of Leipzig" makes "1813" the subject and "saw" the main, active verb of the sentence. As a result, the primary meaning of the sentence becomes that the Battle of Leipzig happened in 1813, and the remainder of the sentence is just extra information. However, in Option A the subject is "the Sixth Coalition" and the primary active verb is "attacked", so its primary meaning is that the Sixth Coalition attacked Napoleon and the First French Empire, and the fact that this happened in 1813 in the Battle of Leipzig is extra secondary information.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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