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Topic: France Buildings
PostThu Jul 02, 2009 8:36 pm Reply with quote
In three centuries--from 1050 to 1350--several million tons of stone were quarried in France for the building
of eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and some tens of thousands of parish churches.
(A) for the building of eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and some
(B) in order that they might build eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and some
(C) so as they might build eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and some
(D) so that there could be built eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and
(E) such that they could build eighty cathedrals, five hundred large churches, and

OA is A
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PostThu Jul 02, 2009 10:13 pm Reply with quote
B, C and E are wrong because the pronoun reference "They" is unclear....
Leaves us with A and D
D is wrong because it is wordy and awkward....
Answer A

Can anyone give a better explanation...why D is wrong?
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PostFri Jul 03, 2009 12:21 am Reply with quote
in D "so that" sound like "cause and effect" which is not the case.
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