Rivaling Pyramids

[schumi_gmat]

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 too 700,000 artisans more than 36 years


OA - B

[louvre]

I simplified it this way...

the army ......IS more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete IT.


comments please!!

[anju]

I simplified it this way...

the army ......IS more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete IT.


comments please!!

You are correct. that's the best way to approach

[nitin86]

I simplified it this way...

the army ......IS more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete IT.


comments please!!

Why B is better than C ??

[ddo]

C

for whatever they needed 36 year to complete you need a pronoun:"IT"
But the sentence never mentions what... so IT is vague, isnt it?

[ddo]

sorry, I meant B

[lilu]

Just had this question on the GMATPrep test; the official answer is C
to complete(without it)

[Vemuri]

Just had this question on the GMATPrep test; the official answer is C
to complete(without it)

Thanks lilu. I was getting confused with this SC because it had no reference to the pyramid or place where the Chinese emporer was placed for his afterlife journey. So, "it"actually refers to nothing. So, B has a pronoun antecedent error.