(A) one of only eight Revolutionary War battlefields that had remained undeveloped
(B) one of eight of the only Revolutionary War battlefields that have remained undeveloped
(C) one of the only eight undeveloped Revolutionary War battlefields that remains
(D) only one of eight Revolutionary War battlefields to remain undeveloped
(E) only one of the eight remaining undeveloped Revolutionary War battlefields
Solution:
Tenses + Awkwardness + Logical
A: "One of only X" is appropriate if we intend to say that it is one out of a limited group of items. Furthermore, past perfect tense is correct since it is suggested that the “lands” were “undeveloped” before the actual development happened(in 1989).
B: "one of eight of the only" is awkward.
C: wrong tenseà"remains". Since the underdevelopment happened before the construction.
D: changes the meaning of the sentence. It is illogical for the battlefields to remain undeveloped if there are now plans to build 300 houses on it.
E: “only” placed before “one” doesn’t serve any purpose. “one of only eight…undeveloped” means that “only eight” were “undeveloped” and out of those eight “one” was chosen.
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