In the Louisiana

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In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for

about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought its

western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square

miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size

and that brought

B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase

of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size and it

brought

C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square

miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing

D. The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an

acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size,

bringing

E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United

States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country’s

size and bringing

 

OA: C

 

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in A which wrongly modifies acre

in B doubling and bought is not parallel plus the option is wordy

in D modifiers are misplaced and wordy

E it has no referent

C is best