Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the new world in the sixteenth century, it was not until the later half of the nineteenth century that western designers, artists and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(A)it was not until the later half of the nineteenth century that western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)they did not inspire imitations of western designers,artists, and crafters until it was the later half of the nineteenth century
(C)not until the later half of the nineteenth century was it that they have inspired western designers,artists ,and crafters to imitation
(D)until the later half of the nineteenth century western designers,artists ,and crafters have not been inspired to imitate
(E)they were not inspirations of western designers,artists, and crafters imitations until the later half of the nineteenth century
OA: A
Is the usage of expletive it , as is used in C, allowed in gmat?
If not, can C be crossed out also for this reason?
Further, Can B and E also be crossed out because the default antecedent for the pronoun in this kind of placement is the subject of the previous clause?
i.e:
though subject blah blah, pronoun blah blah
Thanks
(A)it was not until the later half of the nineteenth century that western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)they did not inspire imitations of western designers,artists, and crafters until it was the later half of the nineteenth century
(C)not until the later half of the nineteenth century was it that they have inspired western designers,artists ,and crafters to imitation
(D)until the later half of the nineteenth century western designers,artists ,and crafters have not been inspired to imitate
(E)they were not inspirations of western designers,artists, and crafters imitations until the later half of the nineteenth century
OA: A
Is the usage of expletive it , as is used in C, allowed in gmat?
If not, can C be crossed out also for this reason?
Further, Can B and E also be crossed out because the default antecedent for the pronoun in this kind of placement is the subject of the previous clause?
i.e:
though subject blah blah, pronoun blah blah
Thanks
