Constructed with the finest Italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows
B. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows
C. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows.
D. attraction, being more attractive to tourists than its ornate stained-glass windows
E. attraction as it more is attractive to tourists than are the church's stained glass windows
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IMO E
Similarly D also uses Its so it is also out
Itself unidiomatic
Similarly B is also gone
Left with E
grammatically Correct and proper pronoun reference
Hope this is clear
Its no clear antecedent.attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows
Similarly D also uses Its so it is also out
Changes the meaningC. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows.
Itself unidiomatic
Similarly B is also gone
Left with E
grammatically Correct and proper pronoun reference
Hope this is clear
IMO A
Constructed with the finest Italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction
Parallelism, Logical predication and Idiom usage are tested
A. and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows --- the floor of church is X and is Y; the floor of church is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained glass.
B. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows --- itself wrongly modifies attraction
C. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows. --- itself wrongly modifies attraction, more X as Y is wrong idiom usage
D. attraction, being more attractive to tourists than its ornate stained-glass windows --- attraction is modified; X being more attractive than Y is wrong idiom
E. attraction as it more is attractive to tourists than are the church's stained glass windows --- as it more is attractive is awkard
Constructed with the finest Italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction
Parallelism, Logical predication and Idiom usage are tested
A. and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows --- the floor of church is X and is Y; the floor of church is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained glass.
B. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows --- itself wrongly modifies attraction
C. attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows. --- itself wrongly modifies attraction, more X as Y is wrong idiom usage
D. attraction, being more attractive to tourists than its ornate stained-glass windows --- attraction is modified; X being more attractive than Y is wrong idiom
E. attraction as it more is attractive to tourists than are the church's stained glass windows --- as it more is attractive is awkard