Complex sentence: This version of Article V lacked any provision for a constitutional convention requested by the states, and instead included language almost identical to the final version of Article V, but giving states the power to petition Congress to propose amendments without enabling states to obtain a convention.
Split into simpler sentences: This version of Article V lacked any provision for a constitutional convention requested by the states. Instead, it included language almost identical to the final version of Article V, that instead gave states the power to petition Congress to propose amendments, rather than to call a convention.