Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. the United States acquired 828.000

As the sentence implies, the purchase / acquisition of the land resulted in the doubling of the size, so there is a direct cause and effect relationship. We must use ‘verb-ing’ for the effect. So the two words should be ‘doubling’ and bringing. This eliminates A and B.

C. Correct

D. As there are two effects, there must be the word ‘and’ between them … so ‘and bringing’ should be used. Moreover the sentence is extremely awkward.

E. The word ‘Louisiana’ in ‘the Louisiana
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