Question

one of the most complex military maneuvers of all time was the allied invasion of europe by way of the normandy beaches of northern france. the carefully orchestrated invasion essential to the defeat of hitler. the supreme allied commander, who was general dwight d. eisenhower. later to become president of the united states. the invasion took place on june 6, 1944. the weather so terrible that the invasion was delayed for a full day. american troops landing on utah beach. encountered only mild resistance at first. in contrast, the landing at omaha beach much more treacherous. the coast itself was extremely dangerous, the landing took place too far off shore, and the germans had double the forces at this site. other allied forces the british and the canadians. military cemeteries for the fallen americans, canadians, and british in normandy. in arromanches, the arromanches 360° and landing museum commemorates d-day. with video of the invasion and france today surrounding the spectators. which option below would be an acceptable revision of the selection in bold? since the invasion took place on june 6, 1944. that the invasion took place on june 6, 1944. after, the invasion took place on june 6, 1944. no revision is necessary

Explanation:

The bolded sentence "The invasion took place on June 6, 1944." is a complete, independent clause with a subject ("The invasion") and a predicate ("took place on June 6, 1944"). Let's analyze the other options:

• "Since the invasion took place on June 6, 1944." starts with "since", which makes it a dependent clause (a subordinate clause that can't stand alone as a sentence), so it's not a valid revision as it would create a fragment if used in context.
• "That the invasion took place on June 6, 1944." starts with "that", which also makes it a dependent clause (a noun clause or a subordinate clause depending on context) and can't stand alone as a complete sentence.
• "After, the invasion took place on June 6, 1944." is grammatically incorrect. "After" is a preposition or a conjunction, and using it like this creates a sentence fragment or an ungrammatical structure.

Since the original bolded sentence is a grammatically correct, independent clause, no revision is necessary.

Answer:

D. No revision is necessary