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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 eleventh month of the French Republican calendar, Thermidor, begins during July, the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar.
• The twelfth month of the French Republican calendar, Fructidor, begins during August, the eighth 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

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

B

The seventh and eighth months of the Gregorian calendar are July and August, respectively.

C

Used in France from 1793 to 1805, the French Republican calendar includes the months of Thermidor and Fructidor (the eleventh and twelfth months of the year).

D

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