In Egypt in the late Paleolithic period

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In Egypt in the late Paleolithic period

by sumithshah » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:16 am
In Egypt in the late Paleolithic period, the climate changed, pastures became deserts, and the inhabitants were forced to withdraw to the land bordering the Nile from their hunting grounds.
(A) inhabitants were forced to withdraw to the land bordering the Nile from their hunting grounds
(B) inhabitants had been forced to withdraw from their hunting grounds to the land that bordered the Nile
(C) inhabitants were forced to withdraw from their hunting grounds to the land bordering the Nile
(D) inhabitants having been forced to, withdrew from their hunting grounds to the land that bordered the Nile
(E) inhabitants withdrew, because they were forced to, from their hunting grounds to the land bordering the Nile

Here the answer is C - however, I chose E due to parallism. Any idea why E might be wrong?
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Because C is more concise than E........


inhabitants were forced to withdraw
inhabitants withdrew, because they were forced to

quote="sumithshah"]In Egypt in the late Paleolithic period, the climate changed, pastures became deserts, and the inhabitants were forced to withdraw to the land bordering the Nile from their hunting grounds.
(A) inhabitants were forced to withdraw to the land bordering the Nile from their hunting grounds
(B) inhabitants had been forced to withdraw from their hunting grounds to the land that bordered the Nile
(C) inhabitants were forced to withdraw from their hunting grounds to the land bordering the Nile
(D) inhabitants having been forced to, withdrew from their hunting grounds to the land that bordered the Nile
(E) inhabitants withdrew, because they were forced to, from their hunting grounds to the land bordering the Nile

Here the answer is C - however, I chose E due to parallism. Any idea why E might be wrong?[/quote]

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by stop@800 » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:15 pm
inhabitants withdrew: inhabitants can not withdrew by themselves. they were forced...

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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:45 am
IMO C

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