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On June 21st , 1788, the New Hampshire state legislature voted to ratify the Constitution, raising to 9 the number of states that supported the document and making it the law of the land.

A. raising to 9 the number of states that supported the document and making it

B. becoming the 9th state to support the document and making the Constitution

C. which raised to 9 the number of states supporting the document and making it

D. which raised up to 9 the number of states that supported the document and made the Constitution

E. becoming the 9th state supporting the document and making it

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Answer: B.

The sentence uses the ambiguous pronoun “it” and the awkward phrase “raising to 9.” Choices C and E also use “it.” Choice D uses the pronoun “which”, making it appear is if the Constitution is doing the raising.
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