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by Mayur Sand » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:04 pm
The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher
Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from
northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.
A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending
B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended
C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and
extended
D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended
E. Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending

oa E
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by gmatv09 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:51 pm
The greatest road system built .... refers to the Incan highway and extending .... modifies, the incan highway
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Hence E[/spoiler]
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by tanviet » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:48 am
A and C is not a sentence and wrong

why D is wrong, why "being" is wrong, because "being" mean temporary

why B is wrong, what is difference between "to be noun" and "appositive"
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