Congress

paes wrote:Kevin,

making provision is too far : this is one fact

but the basic thing is that 'making provision' is a adverbial modifier.

It cannot modify to a noun 'The act of congress'

Please correct me if my understanding is wrong.

gmat009 wrote:Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established the Library of Congress.

A.Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
B.The act of Congress, which was approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established
E.Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also establishing

kevincanspain wrote:What do we know about the Act of Congress? It was approved (on) April 24, 1800 and it made provision for the removal of the capital. It also established the L. of C.

B puts the first two facts between the Act of Congress and the third fact. The trouble is that B inserts a non-restrictive clause before a participle that modifies the subject. As you correctly said, the participial phrase 'making provision' is too far away from the Act of Congress. You should be wary of constructions that have more than one phrase between the subject and the verb!