Like the Dreyfus affair in 1894 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921,

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Like the Dreyfus affair in 1894 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921,  in 1950 the Hiss case would become  the political cause of an era, the more so because it was the first time a congressional hearing was shown on television.

A. in 1950 the Hiss case would become
B. in 1950 the Hiss case was to become
C. it was the Hiss case in 1950 that became
D. 1950 saw the Hiss case become
E. the Hiss case in 1950 became

Sajjad1994 · Answer

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ramlala · Answer

Comparison  between  'the Dreyfus affair in 1894 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921'  and  'the Hiss case in 1950' is appropriate.

Ans E

winterschool · Answer

Like the Dreyfus affair in 1894 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921, in 1950 the Hiss case would become the political cause of an era, the more so because it was the first time a congressional hearing was shown on television.

A.  in 1950  the Hiss case would become  Incorrect

Comparison error - the Dreyfus affair compare with in 1950

B.  in 1950  the Hiss case was to become  Incorrect

same as A

C.  it  was the Hiss case in 1950 that became  Incorrect

Comparison error - the Dreyfus affair compare with it, comparison noun to pronoun is wrong

D.  1950  saw the Hiss case become  Incorrect

Comparison error - the Dreyfus affair compare with 1950

E.  the Hiss case in 1950 became   Correct

Mentis678 · Answer

The grammatically correct sentence is (E) "The Hiss case in 1950 became the political cause of an era, the more so because it was the first time a congressional hearing was shown on television." The sentence correctly uses the past tense “became” to indicate that the Hiss case was a political cause of an era in 1950.

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