(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month
(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
Solution:
OG Solution: Idiom + Rhetorical construction
This sentence depends on using the correct conjunction to join two independent clauses. In that is a conjunction that means inasmuch as: because in that has largely gone out of use, it is considered stilted and overly formal. It also uses two words when one would do. In this sentence, the second clause explains the first one, so the conjunction for, meaning because, is the most appropriate choice for joining the two independent clauses of the compound sentence.
(A) In that is stilted and overly formal
(B) It is not clear who would be doing the proclaiming; a clause is preferable to a phrase here
(C) They is ambiguous, possibly referring to either the states or the Games
(D) Correct. In this sentence, the conjunction for joins the two clauses correctly and economically.
(E) Wordy and awkward construction
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