Sentence Correction

In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties' Kyoto Protocol created legally binding obligations as a result of intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations.

A. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties' Kyoto Protocol created legally binding obligations as a result of intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations.

B. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations, creating legally binding obligations in their Kyoto Protocol.

C. When compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.

D.Compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.

E. Compared to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the intensive third Conference of the Parties' negotiations among both developed and developing nations led to the creating of the Kyoto Protocol's legally binding obligations.


Not Convinced with the answer. I chose C. Please provide explanations
OA is A

E.

Only in this choice, there is a comparison between two similar things: declarations and negotiations

^^^ Can you give a detailed reasoning for eliminating the other 4?

A. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties' Kyoto Protocol created legally binding obligations as a result of intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations.

B. In contrast to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations, creating legally binding obligations in their Kyoto Protocol.

-This version gives an impression that the negotiations were made prior to conferences because of the use of verb form had.


C. When compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.

-verb+ed form modifies the noun and not the clause.
The third conference is compared : conference is not compared.

D.Compared with the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the third Conference of the Parties had intensive negotiations among both developed and developing nations creating legally binding obligations in the Kyoto Protocol.

-verb+ed form modifies the noun and not the clause.

E. Compared to the declarations made at previous UN climate change conferences, the intensive third Conference of the Parties' negotiations among both developed and developing nations led to the creating of the Kyoto Protocol's legally binding obligations.

-verb+ed form modifies the noun and not the clause.

The sentence is comparing the declarations with something similar.
B, C, and E are comparing declarations to third Conference of the Parties. I think that comparison is incorrect.
A and E compare declarations to Kyoto Protocol and negotiations, respectively. I think that is correct. But E has nations led to the creating of the Kyoto Protocol's legally binding obligations. Should be creation.

My answer is A.
I hope my reasoning is correct.