The Orthodox hierarch whose ancestors had encouraged the Slavs to become Christian, the church had received tomos, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople. Quote:
A. The Orthodox hierarch whose ancestors had encouraged the Slavs to become Christian, the church had received tomos, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople.
run on sentence - , + clause is not allowed without FANBOYSQuote:
B. The church received tomos, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow, at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Orthodox hierarch whose ancestors had encouraged the Slavs to become Christian.
- Correct sequencing of modifiers - CorrectQuote:
C. The church received tomos, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow, by the Orthodox hierarch whose ancestors had encouraged the Slavs to become Christian at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople.
- tomos was received by the church (in passive form), in active form - church received tomos followed by "by the " doesn't make sense with the sentence) Quote:
D. The church received tomos, the Orthodox hierarch whose ancestors had encouraged the Slavs to become Christian at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow.
- orthodox hierarch modifies tomos which doesn't make sense Quote:
E. The church had received tomos, the document declaring the independence of church from Moscow at the request of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Orthodox hierarch who had encouraged his ancestor Slavs to become Christian.
encouraged his ancestor Slavs changes the meaning Sequencing required :- Tomos = document; received at the request of Patriarch of Constantinople - who is an orthodox hierarch