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Mclaughlin: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 131; Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 10:46 am; Thanked: 1 times

by Mclaughlin » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:57 am

The single family house constructed by the Yana, a native american people who lived in what is now Northern California, was conical in shape, its framework of poles overlaid with slabs of bark, either cedar or pine and banked with dirt to a height of three to four feet.

A.
B. banked with dirt as high as that of
c. banked them with dirt to a height of
d. was banked with dirt as high as
e was banked with dirt as high as that of.

anyone? anyone?

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just_do_it: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 73; Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:33 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 7 times

by just_do_it » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:27 am

IMO A.

The original sentence tells 2 things about the framework of poles 1) overlaid with slabs of bark and 2) banked with dirt

The use of "was" in option D and E is unnecessary and makes it awkward.
In Option C, has problem with pronoun reference
In option B, "as high as that of" creates an impression of comparison. But we are not comparing anything in the original sentence.

Hence option A looks correct to me.

What is the OA?

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niraj_a: Legendary Member; Posts: 708; Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:59 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: USA; Thanked: 13 times

by niraj_a » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:07 am

i think the OA was D when i solved it a month ago....

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pkamoako: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 24; Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:22 am

by pkamoako » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:11 pm

i vote for D because "was" makes the sentence clearer

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raajan_p: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 75; Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:19 am; Location: Orlando; Thanked: 6 times

by raajan_p » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:20 pm

I believe the answer should be A because, the words 'banked with dirt' refers to 'frame work of poles '.

If we use 'was' here, then the words 'Was banked with dirt' would refer to single family house which is incorrect.

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java_ka_jalwa: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 44; Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:27 am; Thanked: 2 times; GMAT Score:740

by java_ka_jalwa » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:30 pm

this one has already been discussed at https://www.beatthegmat.com/yana-t14016.html

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pkamoako: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 24; Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:22 am

by pkamoako » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:01 am

u ve a point, what is OA

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Mani_mba: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 267; Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:20 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 4 times

by Mani_mba » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:07 am

IMO A.

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