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if we ignore the GK that Brazil still has 26 states and one federal district , then choice B is changing the meaning right ?? . Original sentence used "consisted" but Choice B is using consists. For this reason , i went with choice A . Even if the three things (getting independence , becoming republic and consisting of state is not parallel).
Could you please explain - can we ignore these meaning changes
If the initial meaning is illogical or unclear, then changing the meaning is
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