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by GMATMadeEasy » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:03 pm
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
C. The act of Congress approved April 24, 1800, which made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., and established
D. Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress 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

OA is A; Why B is wrong?
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by sanabk » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:28 pm
In option B read without the nonrestrictive clause and see if the choice makes sense.
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
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by jonathan123456 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:20 am
imo a
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by sameerballani » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:18 pm
GMATMadeEasy 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

OA is A; Why B is wrong?
Option B says:
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

Parallelism issue.
Also, it should be: the act of congress THAT MADE instead of the act of congress making
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by BillW » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:32 pm
IMO A
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by Target2009 » Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:14 am
IMO-A
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