IMO C:
The army .... is more than 2000 years old and took 700000 artisans more than 36 year to complete.
Since army is singular, A is wrong, it in B though correct, distorts the parallelism, see abobe, the army is..and tokk...it?
E is again using them so wrong. D is wrong as it breaks required construction with the army as Subject
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I would like to have a clear understanding on the below bolded portion
...the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect QSH,China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2000 years old...
As per my understanding,
China's first emperor = appositive = this is okay with me
but,
created to protect QSH in his afterlife = is this a modifier? what sort of modifier is this?
...the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect QSH,China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2000 years old...
As per my understanding,
China's first emperor = appositive = this is okay with me
but,
created to protect QSH in his afterlife = is this a modifier? what sort of modifier is this?
IMO Bmaihuna wrote:IMO C:
The army .... is more than 2000 years old and took 700000 artisans more than 36 year to complete.
Since army is singular, A is wrong, it in B though correct, distorts the parallelism, see abobe, the army is..and tokk...it?
E is again using them so wrong. D is wrong as it breaks required construction with the army as Subject
X Building took 50000 warriors 25 years to complete OR
X Building took 50000 warriors 25 years to complete it
Second sounds right..experts please
Whats the OA
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IMO C
Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, [spoiler]China's first emperor[/spoiler], in his afterlife IS more than 2,000 years old and TOOK 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete.
What's the OA?
Edit: the OA is [spoiler]"C"[/spoiler] -> https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gmatprep-t6880.html
Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang, [spoiler]China's first emperor[/spoiler], in his afterlife IS more than 2,000 years old and TOOK 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete.
What's the OA?
Edit: the OA is [spoiler]"C"[/spoiler] -> https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/gmatprep-t6880.html
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A parallel example, made more brief:
My commute is two miles long and took me half an hour this morning. The parallelism is in the verbs, as MAAJ pointed out!
My commute is two miles long and took me half an hour this morning. The parallelism is in the verbs, as MAAJ pointed out!
