Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the grammatically correct phrase from the given options for the underlined phrase.

According to the pact between the two warring parties the first agreed to return the occupied city to the second; it did so six months later.

  1. six months later

  2. as soon as six months later had passed

  3. sooner than six months later

  4. six months more

  5. as soon as six months more
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The original phrase 'six months later' is grammatically correct and idiomatic in this context. The other options introduce unnecessary wordiness or awkward phrasing.

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