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In ancient Thailand

by Needgmat » Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:50 am
In ancient Thailand, much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated the temples that enshrined them.

A. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated the temples that enshrined them

B. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images and on construction and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined

C. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images as well as constructing and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined

D. creating images of Buddha accounted for much of the local artisans' creative energy, and also constructing and decorating the temples enshrining them

E. the creating of Buddha images accounted for much of the local artisans' creative energy as well as construction and decoration of the temples that enshrined them

OAB

Please explain option E


Also in OA what does in which they refers to?


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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:08 am
Needgmat wrote:In ancient Thailand, much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated the temples that enshrined them.

A. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated the temples that enshrined them

B. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images and on construction and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined

C. much of the local artisans' creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images as well as constructing and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined

D. creating images of Buddha accounted for much of the local artisans' creative energy, and also constructing and decorating the temples enshrining them

E. the creating of Buddha images accounted for much of the local artisans' creative energy as well as construction and decoration of the temples that enshrined them

OAB

Please explain option E


Also in OA what does in which they refers to?


Thanks,

Kavin
the creating of Buddha images accounted for much of the local artisans' creative energy as well as construction and decoration of the temples that enshrined them

E, when read literally, seems to assert that the "creating of Buddha images" accounted for the artisans' creative energy and also accounted for the construction and decoration of the temples. This is illogical. It makes far more sense to claim that the artisan's energy was expended on the creation of the images and on the construction and decoration of the temples.
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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:10 am
Also in OA what does "in which they" refers to?
in which = in the temples
they = Buddha images
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by Needgmat » Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:47 am
Hi David ,

Thank you s much for you explanation.

All clear.

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Kavin