In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States

Question

In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought  its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean. 

A: In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought 

B: For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size and it brought 

C: With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing 

D: The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size, bringing 

E: Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country's size and bringing

GMATT73 · Answer

100.00% (C) 8-)

u2lover · Answer

oh... what a mess :lol:

I picked C as well... it's amazing how the correct answers jump at you when you had enough practice... modifiers used to scare me :die

... now I say "bring those on"!!! :boxer

jaynayak · Answer

Seriously what a mess.........

Will go with C.

Who sets these kind of questions.?

pelihu · Answer

I actually thought that C was a pretty clear choice in this case.

rkatl · Answer

can someone clarify  its  in 'C'. How do we know that it is modifying United States vs acre ?

u2lover · Answer

2 ways:

1) Another "ITS" is in concrete part of the sentence... "its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean".... its size and its border... must be referring to US

2) I think this is the case of adverbal modifier... where modifier doesn't have to stand next to the subject it describes... and it doesn't describe the subject... it describes the action "acquired"... US can't just double its size w/out an action!

shampoo · Answer

I 'C'.

Do you think D would have been better if it had 'and' bringing.... ?

u2lover · Answer

what did the US buy for 4 cents? what is "IT" referring to? the acquiring, the purchase? illogical modifier here

zoom612 · Answer

OA is C. :-D

In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States

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