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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:43 pm
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, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.

A. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them
B. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete it
C. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete
D. 700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to complete
E. to complete them took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years

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by reply2spg » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:26 pm
IMO C here
gmat_perfect wrote: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, China's first emperor, in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them.

A. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete them - Them is wrong
B. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete it - 'it' is redundant
C. took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete - Correct
D. 700,000 artisans took more than 36 years to complete - This has ||ism issue. Here ||ism is between 2000 years and 700,000 artisans.
E. to complete them took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years - Them is wrong

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by debmalya_dutta » Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:59 pm
My pick is C

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by selango » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:54 pm
IMO C
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by kvcpk » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:44 pm
My choice is C too :)

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by ptandon » Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:56 am
IMO B.

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