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Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty

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by aditya8062 » Thu May 15, 2014 5:47 am
Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D, 581-618). the Altar of Heaven is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1.000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, it is the only altar found so far that predates the Qing dynasty (A.D. 1644-1912).
A. Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618), the Altar of Heaven is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, it is
B. Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618), the Altar of Heaven, the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, is more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and is
C. The Altar of Heaven, having been constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, is more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and
D. The Altar of Heaven, which was constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and is
E. The oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, the Altar of Heaven, which was constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and is

my doubt : in option C can we consider the construction " having been constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice" as parallel?

i feel that "having been constructed" is a participial phrase and hence acts as adjective.
now the construction "the oldest known altar used" is also an adjective phrase .when both the constructions are adjective so they can be parallel ? i understand that C is wrong for other reason
thanks
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by AnjaliOberoi » Thu May 15, 2014 7:05 am
I believe that C is wrong because of missing the verb in the second part

is more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and <missing verb> the only altar....
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by moumi2013 » Thu May 15, 2014 8:04 am
My answer is B
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu May 15, 2014 10:35 am
aditya8062 wrote:Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D, 581-618). the Altar of Heaven is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1.000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, it is the only altar found so far that predates the Qing dynasty (A.D. 1644-1912).
A. Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618), the Altar of Heaven is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, it is
B. Constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618), the Altar of Heaven, the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, is more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and is
C. The Altar of Heaven, having been constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, is more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and
D. The Altar of Heaven, which was constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and is the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing and is
E. The oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice, more than 1,000 years older than a similar one in Beijing, the Altar of Heaven, which was constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and is

my doubt : in option C can we consider the construction " having been constructed at least as early as the Sui dynasty (A.D. 581-618) and the oldest known altar used in Chinese state religious practice" as parallel?

i feel that "having been constructed" is a participial phrase and hence acts as adjective.
now the construction "the oldest known altar used" is also an adjective phrase .when both the constructions are adjective so they can be parallel ? i understand that C is wrong for other reason
thanks
C: having been constructed...and the oldest known altar
having been constructed = adjective.
the oldest known ALTAR = NOUN.
While both phrases serve to modify the Altar of Heaven, a conjunction such as and cannot serve to connect an adjective to a noun.
Eliminate C.
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by aditya8062 » Fri May 16, 2014 11:21 pm
thanks for ur reply GURU
but i was talking about the parallelism of the following stuff :
having been constructed.......AND the oldest known altar used
can the bold portion be considered parallel ?
are they not acting as adjectives ?
thanks and regards
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by GMATGuruNY » Sat May 17, 2014 2:31 am
aditya8062 wrote:thanks for ur reply GURU
but i was talking about the parallelism of the following stuff :
having been constructed.......AND the oldest known altar used
can the bold portion be considered parallel ?
are they not acting as adjectives ?
thanks and regards
While having been constructed and used are both adjectives, they serve different purposes.
having been constructed serves to modify the Altar of Heaven.
used serves to modify the oldest known altar.
and is not serving to connect these adjectives.
As I mentioned in my post above, and is serving to connect having been used (adjective) to the oldest known altar (noun phrase).
and cannot serve to connect an adjective to a noun phrase.
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by mathrupradeep » Sat May 17, 2014 8:00 pm
IS the answer B?
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by mathrupradeep » Sat May 17, 2014 8:02 pm
Is the answer B?
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