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On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.

(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without

(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without

(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having

(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without

(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without

making do ... is it correct? Sounds unidiomatic to me ... C and D are out ..

do it and did it is incorrect ..

So by rejection ... IMO C

I think making do is right. D!

IMO B

i feel A & D are ruled out coz comma+ing form modifies the clause preceding it i.e., settlers used .. is like 'settlers usage is doing it without timber..' - awkward.

Any explanations guys?

I think the answer is D.

It should be - D

A and B are out because it cannot refer to settlers
C - Wordy
E - incorrect.

xcusemeplz2009 wrote:On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.

(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without

(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without

(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having

(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without

(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without

D...idiom -->making do

sorry I haven't heard of such idiom...

Can you tell me where did you find it please?

shahdevine wrote:

xcusemeplz2009 wrote:On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.

(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without

(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without

(C) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having

(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without

(E) settlers' homes were built of mud and grass, making do without

D...idiom -->making do

IMO D

OA PLS

OA D