Sentence Correction

During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

OA D

shovan85 wrote:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

The issues:

1. NOUN+ COMMA+ NOUN
--> In this case the NOUN after COMMA modifies the NOUN before COMMA.
---> The NOUN that modifies the NOUN before COMMA is synonymous to the NOUN modified.

Example:

Mr. Amartya Sen, an economist, has won the novel in economics.

We don't say: Mr. Amartya Sen, as he is an economist, has won the novel in economics.

Learning:
We don't use a clause in the modifier, rather we use NOUN in this case.

==> This kills the options A, B, and C.

2. See the following sentence:

Mr. Amartya Sen, an economist, has won the novel in economics.--> Correct.

Mr. Amartya Sen, an economist, he has won the novel in economics.---> INCORRECT because the subject of the verb "has won" is Amartya Sen, but "he" has been used again to refer to Amartya Sen.

The sentence then read as: Mr. Amartya Sen he has the won novel in economics.

---> This kills the option E.

Answer is D.

I think answer is D.

what is OA?

Another split that we can use to eliminate is the subjunctive mood. We need "suggesting that drunkenness be" instead of "suggesting that drunkenness should be". This split alone should lead you to answer D, as all the other answer choices are not in the correct subjunctive construction.

Between D & E.IMO D. E out cause of redundancy as well

Target2009 wrote:Between D & E.IMO D. E out cause of redundancy as well

Where did you see redundancy in E?

During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

chendawg wrote:

Target2009 wrote:Between D & E.IMO D. E out cause of redundancy as well

Where did you see redundancy in E?

I assumed he/she was referring to the repeated subject she.

Jim@Grockit wrote:

chendawg wrote:

Target2009 wrote:Between D & E.IMO D. E out cause of redundancy as well

Where did you see redundancy in E?

I assumed he/she was referring to the repeated subject she.

You are right Jim.

so is the answer E?

straight D,
suggested that X be Y is the right way as well as no need of pronoun she. So D is correct

(D) for mere conciseness and clarity

shovan85 wrote:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

OA D

In A and E, suggestion/suggesting that drunkenness SHOULD be made is redundant. To SUGGEST something -- all on its own -- implies that it SHOULD be done. Eliminate A and E.

In B and C, suggestion of drunkenness implies that DRUNKENNESS is what Elizabeth Cady Stanton was SUGGESTING. What Elizabeth Cady Stanton suggested was that drunkenness be made sufficient cause for divorce. Quite a different meaning. Eliminate B and C.

The correct answer is D.

It's straight D.

We can also approach the 2-2 split here and finally achieve the D answer

shovan85 wrote:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

OA D