The Gaul chronicler Peter, recorded the sack of Rome by

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The Gaul chronicler Peter,  recorded the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, noted  laboriously that it was  contemporaneous with the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and that sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra.  

(A) recorded the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, noted laboriously that it was contemporaneous with the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and that sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra. 
(B) recording the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, notes laboriously that it was contemporaneous to the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and that sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra. 
(C) recorded the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, while noting laboriously that it was contemporaneous with the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and that sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra. 
(D) recording the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, notes laboriously that it was contemporaneous on the peace of Antalcidas, the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra. 
(E) recording the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC, notes laboriously that it was contemporaneous with the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius, and that it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra.

apollo168 · Answer

I'll go with E a history lesson from a history major :-D

buzzgaurav · Answer

One more E. Nice read though :lol:

and that it happened nineteen years after X and sixteen years before Y

Swagatalakshmi · Answer

(E)

Here is my explanation :

The Gaul chronicler Peter, recording the sack of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC  (participle clause, correctly modifies Peter),  notes  (correct verb)  laboriously that it was contemporaneous with  ("with" is the correct preposition)  the peace of Antalcidas and the siege of Rhegium by Dionysius  (it is contemporaneous with two other incidents ), and that  (this expletive introduces another parallel idea)  it happened nineteen years after the battle of Aegospotami and sixteen years before the battle of Leuctra  (after X and before Y) .

bhalla.sumant · Answer

"E" Completely agree with swagatlakshmi's description to the answer

FN · Answer

E for me...

first of only D and E use the right tense and connectors.

also i belive the idiom is "contemporaneous with" 


E it is..

GMATT73 · Answer

Effortless (E) <---OA. I'll try to find something a little more thought provoking next time.

paddyboy · Answer

An SC worthy of being an RC. Yeah, its E :lol:

because of the way the commas are used, the content within the commas must be a non-restrictive clause. D and E are the only ones that survive. E is parallel.

ps_dahiya · Answer

Thank god I chose E. Its a morale booster. I have noticed that with a little critical look you can break bigger SCs easily compared with smaller SCs.

anandsebastin · Answer

I choose  E .
 A and C out -> recorded, noted/noting -> awkward construction. Something wrong as well, can't put my finger on it. 
B -> "that sixteen years" is wrong
D-> "contemporaneous on" is not correct
E -> "contemporaneous with" is better.

GMATT73 · Answer

Keep thinking like that and you will refine SCs to the point where they will catapault you into the V 40s.

The Gaul chronicler Peter, recorded the sack of Rome by

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