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From tons of steel and miles of twisted cables

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by kvcpk » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:26 am
From tons of steel and miles of twisted cables, J.A. Roebling and his son W.A. Roebling constructed the Brooklyn Bridge, which has since withstood over one hundred years of damaging weather so sturdy that engineers expect it to last at least another hundred years.


A. weather so sturdy

B. weather being so sturdy

C. weather, yet its sturdiness is such

D. weather, and of such sturdiness

E. weather, and is so sturdy

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by reply2spg » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:48 am
IMO e is correct
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by rashmi.kaushal » Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:25 am
E ?
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by indiantiger » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:04 am
E is the only choice that makes it clear that bridge is being talked about
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by kvcpk » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:52 am
Good going guys. E it is. I misread the sentence and chose A, as I was running out of time.

Good to see that no one is making the same mistake :)
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