Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign

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Q.  Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation , as some charged that his loyalty to the Popesuperseded his loyalty to the United States.

A. Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation, as
B. Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation and
C. During the campaign, Governor Smith’s religion made the governor a target of prejudice and insinuation, as
D. Religion of Governor Smith made him a target of prejudice and insinuation during the campaign and
E. Governor Smith was made a target of prejudice and insinuation by his religion during the campaign, as

bb61 · Answer

Q.  Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation , as some charged that his loyalty to the Pope superseded his loyalty to the United States.

"during the campaign" seems to modify the "religion". 
while "during the campaign" is time frame of what happened "smith's religion made governor the target of ...
at first, I could not identify whether him or his governor was the target of prejudice and insinuation
I don't think the usage of pronoun "him" is wrong by itself, it can refer to smith, but from the meaning point of view governor was the target of prejudice

A. Governor Smith’s  religion during the campaign  made him a target of prejudice and insinuation, as
B. Governor Smith’s  religion during the campaign  made him a target of prejudice and insinuation  and 
 C. During the campaign, Governor Smith’s religion made the governor a target of prejudice and insinuation, as 
D. Religion of Governor Smith made him a target of prejudice and insinuation during the campaign  and 
E. Governor Smith  was made a target of prejudice and insinuation by his religion  during the campaign, as
passive voice! changes the intended meaning

satsymbol · Answer

I think him can not be used, as the subject is a appositive, so him can not refer to that, we need either appositive pronoun or the subject used in bare form as in option C.

gmatsarab · Answer

Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation, as some charged that his loyalty to the Popesuperseded his loyalty to the United States.

A. Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation, as -  religion during the campaign suggests that religion was during the period of campaign. There is another error: him has no noun in the sentence since subject is Governor Smith’s religion 
B. Governor Smith’s religion during the campaign made him a target of prejudice and insinuation and -  same as A 
C. During the campaign, Governor Smith’s religion made the governor a target of prejudice and insinuation, as-   Grammatically correct. No meaning issue 
D. Religion of Governor Smith made him a target of prejudice and insinuation during the campaign and -   with as the sense of reason is lost. Change in intended meaning  
E. Governor Smith was made a target of prejudice and insinuation by his religion during the campaign, as -  his religion did not made him a target , change in intended meaning

RenB · Answer

KarishmaB   bb 
Is it right to eliminate option D on the basis of the absence of 'The' in the beginning of the sentence? Shouldnt the option be 'The religion of GS'?
I saw the error and eliminated the option right away without reading the sentence ahead. Since I had already analysed that option C was better, I eliminated D confidently. 
Looking forward to your guidance.
TIA!

KarishmaB · Answer

You need to read every option completely. 
As for 'the' at the beginning of option (D), I would prefer not having it. 
The religion of GS seems to say 'that particular religion' made him a target. What I actually want to say is that his religion made him a target. 
In any case, 'and' is an error and that's that.

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