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The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of her formidable control of ship routes and her aggressive and courageous attacks on both English and Irish noblemen's fortresses.
(A) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
(B) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(C) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who has lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(D) Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century and received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(E) The reason that Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
(A) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
(B) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(C) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who has lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(D) Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century and received the title "The Sea Queen" was
(E) The reason that Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
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The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of her formidable control of ship routes and her aggressive and courageous attacks on both English and Irish noblemen's fortresses.
(A) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using both The reason and because is redundant.
What helps us identify this question as a redundancy question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: the reason + because
(B) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
CORRECT
(C) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who has lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was
Although it corrects the original redundancy, this answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The use of present perfect - has lived - is wrong. Since the exact time of the action is stated and since it is in the past (in the 16th century), past simple should be used, as the original sentence correctly does.
(D) Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century and received the title "The Sea Queen" was
This answer drastically changes the original meaning.
The original sentence describes a cause and effect relation. The cause is everything that appears after the underlined part, and the effect is Grace O'Malley's receiving of the title "The Sea Queen".
By omitting both The reason and because, this answer choice no longer describes a cause and effect relation.
In addition, this answer choice produces an illogical sentence, according to which Grace O'Malley was her formidable control.
(E) The reason that Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of
This answer choice repeats the original mistake: using both The reason and because is redundant.
What helps us identify this question as a redundancy question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: the reason + because
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The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of her formidable control of ship routes and her aggressive and courageous attacks on both English and Irish noblemen's fortresses.
(A) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of - redundancy error you cant use both "the reason" and "because of" in a sentence together
(B) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was - Correct answer
(C) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who has lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was - use of has lived is wrong
(D) Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century and received the title "The Sea Queen" was - the sentence makes no sense
(E) The reason that Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of - Same error as option A
(A) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, who was an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of - redundancy error you cant use both "the reason" and "because of" in a sentence together
(B) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was - Correct answer
(C) The reason for which Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who has lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was - use of has lived is wrong
(D) Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century and received the title "The Sea Queen" was - the sentence makes no sense
(E) The reason that Grace O'Malley, an Irish noblewoman who lived in the 16th century, received the title "The Sea Queen" was because of - Same error as option A
