The senator was so popular that she was re-elected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
A.she was reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
B.she had been reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
C.having been reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history
D.she was reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
E.she was reelected with as wide a margin than any candidate in the state's history.
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figs wrote:The senator was so popular that she was re-elected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
A.she was reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
B.she had been reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
C.having been reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history
D.she was reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
E.she was reelected with as wide a margin than any candidate in the state's history.
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A.she was reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
as wide of a margin->awkward eliminate
B.she had been reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
change of tense not needed eliminate
C.having been reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history
change of tense not needed eliminate
D.she was reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
as wide a margin as->sounds idiomatic
E.she was reelected with as wide a margin than any candidate in the state's history.
as...than eliminate
I would go with D
as wide of a margin->awkward eliminate
B.she had been reelected with as wide of a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
change of tense not needed eliminate
C.having been reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history
change of tense not needed eliminate
D.she was reelected with as wide a margin as any candidate in the state's history.
as wide a margin as->sounds idiomatic
E.she was reelected with as wide a margin than any candidate in the state's history.
as...than eliminate
I would go with D
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