Sentence Correction

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures,of up to 600 rooms each,were connected by a complex regional system of roads.

a)


b)with more than 75 carefull engineered structures,of up to 600 rooms each,

c)of more than 75 carefuly enginneered structures of up to 600 rooms,each that had been

d)Of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each

e)of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each had been

IMO A as it clearly modifies..

B
Its a run on sentence
so incorrect


D
with each connected by a is awkward construction


C and E
rooms, each that is not looking logical..... in C
also had is not needed in both C and E



A
Looking better than other and also parallel
Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with......
and
were connected by a complex regional system .........

we need an and after comma which is missing
but nothing else is looking better to me.....so I will go with A


whats the OA?

also experts please put more light in this Question...........

Let's look at the difference btwn the words "with" and "of"

WITH - is a preposition word used to describe associative relationships.

OF - is a preposition word used to describe a spatial or logical relationship.

In this case, since both are prepositions, it is imperative to define the subject and what modifying phrases are related to the subject.

Let's break this sentence down to its components

The Anasazi settlements....(STOP) - "settlements" is your subject

...at Chaco Canyon were built...(STOP) - this piece tells you a location and also provides the verb phrase "were built"

...on a spectacular scale...(STOP) - what is your subject? is it scale? no, it is settlements...

Now which option should you choose? It is either option A or B. Why? What sounds better? Settlements were built..."of" or "with"? In this case, you are trying to describe an associative relationship - so using the preposition "with" is the correct choice.

...with more than 75 carefully engineered structures...(STOP) - based on the above and that there is no difference btwn A or B on this part, sounds good so far

...of up to 600 rooms each...(STOP) - this part of the sentence is a preposition relating the "structures" having a spatial relationship to the "rooms"


..., (STOP) - notice the comma. when do you use commas in sentences? It is usually used to list things, introduce a phrase, or take a pause. In this sentence, you are using it to introduce a modifying phrase

...were connected by a complex regional system of roads. (STOP) - This is the deciding factor. Do you need the verb "were"? What is the verb referring to? This part of the sentence is referring to the rooms being connected by a complex regional system of roads. If you are wondering, well what about the initial subject "settlement". If you said "the settlements were built...were connected" - you would need the conjuctive word "and". However, since you used a comma, you are introducing a phrase to modify the subject "rooms". In this case, it is not appropriate to use the verb bc you are introducing the modifying phrase "connected by a complex regional system of roads" to describe/modify the subject each room. So you don't need the verb "were". Which leaves option B as the better choice.

All the options, as given in the post, are incorrect. Please post answer choices again.

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.
A. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were
B. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,
C. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been
D. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each
E. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each had been


OA - B

if OA: B
the sentence has no verb

IMO: E

verb is "were built"
i think b is the best choice here.

Bidisha800 wrote:All the options, as given in the post, are incorrect. Please post answer choices again.

And if you are sure about that, share those correct options rather than make a statement.

I would have said B and I am glad it's the OA

the indicative is only in WERE BUILT...

Think about "up to 600 each" as if it were between parenthesis

X were built on Y with 75 structures (blah blah) connected by a system of roads.

Maybe put "naked" the sentence appears clearer...did it help?

Even I agree with the OA.

In A were seems to be referring to each room, the rooms were not connected by a complex regional system of roads. The structures in the settlements were connected by a complex regional system of roads. So B

ambiguity ! between A and B !!
dont u think B needs a connecting verb ????

Vishu
any comments??

I also doubt OA. How to decide the correctness of the question?

Even in option B, it looks like rooms were connected with roads.

karmayogi wrote:I also doubt OA. How to decide the correctness of the question?

Even in option B, it looks like rooms were connected with roads.

the structures are connected by the roads, if one ignored the part in the parentheses "of upto 600 rooms each", then it becomes clear that the structures are connected by the roads

B seems good

NSNguyen wrote:if OA: B
the sentence has no verb

IMO: E

B is correct!
The verb of the whole sentence is were bulit, the last part connected...is a past-tense phrase as a modifier.