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The Anglo-Zanzibar War, lasting only 45 minutes, was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896; they hold the record as the shortest war in recorded history.

A. lasting only 45 minutes, was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896; they hold

B. which lasted only 45 minutes, was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, they hold

C. which lasted only 45 minutes, had been fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896; it holds

D. which lasted only 45 minutes, was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896; it holds

E. which lasted only 45 minutes, was fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, it holds
Must be (D) for the highlighted errors in other options war is reffered to as they and Incorrect usage of Had been.
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(D) This question tests verb form, verb tense, and pronoun ambiguity.
"Lasting" used in choice (A) is the progressive form, which is inappropriate for a discrete and brief event completed long ago. Choices (A) and (B) use the incorrect pronoun "they," which suggests that the United Kingdom and Zanzibar constitute the shortest war on record. Choice (C) uses the past perfect "had been fought," which is wrong given that the fighting of the war needs to be only one step further in the past than the record for shortest war, which is referred to in the present tense ("holds"); the simple past, "was fought," is therefore better. Choice (E) incorrectly makes a runon sentence with a comma.
Choice (D) corrects all the problems in the original sentence. Therefore, choice (D) is the correct answer.
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