548. On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.
(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without
(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without
(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having
(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without
(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without
Hi,
The correct answer is E) but why E) is better than A)?? "making do" sounds so strange to me....
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I am scared800guy wrote:"make do" is an american english idiom
they had no choice but to make do with what little was given to them...
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I have another way of looking into this
to do it
This is Unidiomatic
so answers with this form or its modified form should be eliminated
So left with D
Please let me know whether my approach is correct or not?
to do it
This is Unidiomatic
so answers with this form or its modified form should be eliminated
(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without
(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without
THEM is not clear(mud and grass or the settlers!)(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having
awkword construction opf possesive form(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without
So left with D
Please let me know whether my approach is correct or not?
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