The king of Scotland in the early 14th century was the great

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The king of Scotland in the early 14th century was the great Robert the Bruce, and due to his victories he is remembered as a national hero in Scotland because these victories lead to the independence of Scotland from England.

A. same
B. when Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland in the early 14th century won victories against England, this resulted in independence from England, and he is remembered as a national hero in Scotland---Reasoning is wrong
C Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland in the early 14th century is remembered as a national hero in Scotland, because his victory resulted in the independence of Scotland from England. -correct
D, Robert the Bruce king of Scotland in the early 14th century, winning victories tha resulted in the independence from England, and he is remembered as a national hero in Scotland -same error as in B
E The king of Scotland in the early 14th century, Robert the Bruce, won victories with the results that, with the results that Scotland became independent from England and he is remembered as a national hero in Scotland-same error as in B

I'm confused between B and D. Can any experts help?

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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:04 am
ardz24 wrote:I'm confused between B and D. Can any experts help?
In B, this lacks a clear antecedent.
In D, Robert the Bruce (subject) lacks a verb.
Eliminate B and D.
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by HannahFurr » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:20 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
ardz24 wrote:I'm confused between B and D. Can any experts help?
In B, this lacks a clear antecedent.
In D, Robert the Bruce (subject) lacks a verb.
Eliminate B and D.


Sir. Can you explain "E"?
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:48 am
HannahFurr wrote:Sir. Can you explain "E"?
Thanks!!!
On reason to eliminate E:
COMMA + with the results that is unidiomatic.
Correct: COMMA + with the result that
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