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The American Congress passed the Neutrality Acts during the mid-to-late 1930s due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging into another war.
A. due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
B. due to World War I that has taken such a toll on the country that the government would desperately want to avoid being dragged
C. because World War I, which was taking such a toll on the country that the government desperately would want to avoid being dragged
D. because of World War I had taken such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
E. because World War I took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid being dragged
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[quote="aragonn"]
The American Congress passed the Neutrality Acts during the mid-to-late 1930s due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging into another war.
A. due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
B. due to World War I that has taken such a toll on the country that the government would desperately want to avoid being dragged
C. because World War I, which was taking such a toll on the country that the government desperately would want to avoid being dragged
D. because of World War I had taken such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
E. because World War I took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid being dragged
IMO E is correct because it corrects the "due to" error in the original sentence. A incorrectly makes it seem that the 1930s were due to WWI rather than the passing of the acts themselves. E corrects this error.
B: same "due to" error
C: Tense errors
D: Poor sentence construction
The American Congress passed the Neutrality Acts during the mid-to-late 1930s due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging into another war.
A. due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
B. due to World War I that has taken such a toll on the country that the government would desperately want to avoid being dragged
C. because World War I, which was taking such a toll on the country that the government desperately would want to avoid being dragged
D. because of World War I had taken such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
E. because World War I took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid being dragged
IMO E is correct because it corrects the "due to" error in the original sentence. A incorrectly makes it seem that the 1930s were due to WWI rather than the passing of the acts themselves. E corrects this error.
B: same "due to" error
C: Tense errors
D: Poor sentence construction
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Man, verbs are my weakness but I give it a try 
A. due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
We can exclude the two choices starting with due. If we substitute "due" with "caused by" we get:
"The American Congress passed the Neutrality Acts during the mid-to-late 1930s caused by World War I" and it is not correct because the Neutrality Acts were not caused by the World War I, but they were consequences of WWI, so because is the correct start. Honestly, I do not remember the theory about what exactly because and due can and cannot modify, but I'm pretty sure to be right ruling out these 2 options.
B. due to World War I that has taken such a toll on the country that the government would desperately want to avoid being dragged
Look up.
C. because World War I, which was taking such a toll on the country that the government desperately would want to avoid being dragged
Wrong, it talks about a treaty passed during the mid '30, so WWI was ended by years. "was taking" expresses contemporaneity, so it is surely wrong.
D. because of World War I had taken such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
the construction "had taken" almost dragged me in a mistake. Yeah, there is a sequence of events, but IMO WWI is not correlated to the passaging of the Neutrality Acts; moreover, "wanted to avoid dragging" makes no sense: it should be "to avoid to be dragged"(but it is wordy) or "to avoid being dragged"
E. because World War I took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid being dragged
I'm not 100% sure on the point made in choice D about the uncorrelation of the two events, but I would choose this.
E is the correct answer.
A. due to World War I, which took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
We can exclude the two choices starting with due. If we substitute "due" with "caused by" we get:
"The American Congress passed the Neutrality Acts during the mid-to-late 1930s caused by World War I" and it is not correct because the Neutrality Acts were not caused by the World War I, but they were consequences of WWI, so because is the correct start. Honestly, I do not remember the theory about what exactly because and due can and cannot modify, but I'm pretty sure to be right ruling out these 2 options.
B. due to World War I that has taken such a toll on the country that the government would desperately want to avoid being dragged
Look up.
C. because World War I, which was taking such a toll on the country that the government desperately would want to avoid being dragged
Wrong, it talks about a treaty passed during the mid '30, so WWI was ended by years. "was taking" expresses contemporaneity, so it is surely wrong.
D. because of World War I had taken such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid dragging
the construction "had taken" almost dragged me in a mistake. Yeah, there is a sequence of events, but IMO WWI is not correlated to the passaging of the Neutrality Acts; moreover, "wanted to avoid dragging" makes no sense: it should be "to avoid to be dragged"(but it is wordy) or "to avoid being dragged"
E. because World War I took such a toll on the country that the government desperately wanted to avoid being dragged
I'm not 100% sure on the point made in choice D about the uncorrelation of the two events, but I would choose this.
E is the correct answer.
Not sure what the govt. is dragging here! 
