Read this sentence about the selection Lincoin addressed the true cause of the war which he pointed out was slavery How can this best be revised to make it a balanced sentence? Lincom named the true cause of the war -slavery The true cause of the war, Lincoln said was slavery Lincoin pointed out that the true cause of the war was slavery. Lincoln identified the true cause of the war the cause was slavery

## Step 1<br />The problem is about sentence construction and balance in English language. The original sentence is "Lincoln addressed the true cause of the war which he pointed out was slavery". This sentence is not balanced because it lacks a clear subject and predicate.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The sentence "Lincoln named the true cause of the war -slavery" is a balanced sentence. It has a clear subject (Lincoln), a clear predicate (named the true cause of the war), and a clear object (slavery).<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The sentence "The true cause of the war, Lincoln said was slavery" is not balanced because it lacks a clear subject. The subject is "The true cause of the war", but it is not clear who is saying this.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The sentence "Lincoln pointed out that the true cause of the war was slavery" is balanced. It has a clear subject (Lincoln), a clear predicate (pointed out), and a clear object (the true cause of the war).<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The sentence "Lincoln identified the true cause of the war the cause was slavery" is not balanced because it lacks a clear predicate. The predicate is "identified the true cause of the war", but it is not clear what Lincoln identified.