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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The French Republican calendar replaced the Gregorian calendar in France from 1793 to 1805.
• Both calendars are divided into twelve months.
• The timelines for the months don’t match.
• The third month of the French Republican calendar, Frimaire, begins during November, the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar.
• The fourth month of the French Republican calendar, Nivõse, begins during December, the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar.

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the French Republican and Gregorian calendars. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Used in France from 1793 to 1805, the French Republican calendar includes the months of Frimaire and Nivõse (the third and fourth months of the year).

B

The timelines for the months of the two calendars don’t match; for example, the third month of the French Republican calendar begins during the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar.

C

The French Republican calendar, which replaced the Gregorian calendar in France from 1793 to 1805, has twelve months, including the months of Frimaire and Nivōse.

D

The eleventh and twelfth months of the Gregorian calendar are November and December, respectively.