Difficult Writing Question

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<p>Originally built as a church, (later converted to a mosque, and) now used as a museum, Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture. </p>

<p>A: As is
B: later converted to a mosque and is
c: was later converted to a mosque, and
D: was later converted to a mosque and is
E: it was later converted to a mosque and is</p>

<p>I put B
Answer is A</p>

2

<p>The answer is A because it is a list. Answer A keeps the sentence most parallel by continuing the “originally… later… now…” pattern. Answer B continues later but it does not continue with “now” like the original answer choice.</p>

3

<p>I don’t get what you mean by it does not use the “now”. That part of the sentence still stays the same, i just thought it flowed better with an “is”.</p>