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From OG12 D45
In 1923, the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage
for women and children in the District of Columbia as
unconstitutional, and ruling that it was a form of pricefixing
and, as such, an abridgment of the right of
contract.
(A) the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage
for women and children in the District of
Columbia as unconstitutional, and
(B) the Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional
a minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia, and
(C) the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a
minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia,
(D) a minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,
(E) when the Supreme Court declared a minimum
wage for women and children in the District of
Columbia as unconstitutional,
[spoiler]I chose D over C, but C is correct. Although active voice is preferred for correct answer choices, passive voice could be correct if other choices don't make sense.
C apparently is correct because of the concept of "Inversion", which is used for long phrases. I thought C was incorrect because it was wordy and awkward, but that is not the case here.
* When is Inversion preferred over grammatically correct passive voice?
* Why is C preferred over D as the OA?
[/spoiler]
Please describe how you choose your answer.
In 1923, the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage
for women and children in the District of Columbia as
unconstitutional, and ruling that it was a form of pricefixing
and, as such, an abridgment of the right of
contract.
(A) the Supreme Court declared a minimum wage
for women and children in the District of
Columbia as unconstitutional, and
(B) the Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional
a minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia, and
(C) the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a
minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia,
(D) a minimum wage for women and children in the
District of Columbia was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,
(E) when the Supreme Court declared a minimum
wage for women and children in the District of
Columbia as unconstitutional,
[spoiler]I chose D over C, but C is correct. Although active voice is preferred for correct answer choices, passive voice could be correct if other choices don't make sense.
C apparently is correct because of the concept of "Inversion", which is used for long phrases. I thought C was incorrect because it was wordy and awkward, but that is not the case here.
* When is Inversion preferred over grammatically correct passive voice?
* Why is C preferred over D as the OA?
[/spoiler]
Please describe how you choose your answer.
