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Read the passage. Look at the underlined section marked number 7. There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’
A Correct as is.
B Every girl learned to sew by the time she was six years old, so there were no "sewing machines" or places to buy "ready mades," girls had to order new clothes or learn how to make them.
C Every girl was taught to sew by the time she was six years old as there were no "sewing machines"; or a place to buy "ready mades," in order to have new clothes she had to learn how to make them.
D Every girl was taught to sew by the time she was six years old as there were no "sewing machines" or places to buy "ready mades." If a girl wanted to have new clothes, she had to learn how to make them.

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D

Option D fixes the run-on and clarifies the cause/effect (no machines or ready-mades → girls had to learn to make clothes).