Sentence Correction

The single-family house constructed by the Yana, a Native American people who lived in what is now northern California, was conical in shape, its framework of poles overlaid with slabs of bark, either cedar or pine, and banked with dirt to a height of three to four feet.

A. banked with dirt to a height of
B. banked with dirt as high as that of
C. banked them with dirt to a height of
D. was banked with dirt as high as
E. was banked with dirt as high as that of

My pick is 'A' as it gives a parallel structure.


Amit

I would have picked d ..

this gives a parallel construction with the conical shape and banking of dirt ...

I will also go with (D) due to parallel construction.

What is OA?

IMO D.

OA pls.

IMO D.

OA pls.

reachac wrote:The single-family house constructed by the Yana, a Native American people who lived in what is now northern California, was conical in shape, its framework of poles overlaid with slabs of bark, either cedar or pine, and banked with dirt to a height of three to four feet.

A. banked with dirt to a height of
B. banked with dirt as high as that of
C. banked them with dirt to a height of
D. was banked with dirt as high as
E. was banked with dirt as high as that of

IMO A or D,, but will go with A

In either case, i feel that it is a run-on sentence,, what do you feel, guys? pls post ur opinions

IMO A..



Thx

I will go with D.

was banked with dirt as high as : as high as three to four feet looks appropriate

OA, pls?

OA A.

Thnx ppl

reachac wrote:OA A.

Thnx ppl

mate, do you see it as a run-on sentence?

Hmmm i chose D intially but then aftwer seeing OA relaised the mistake....

House is conical

But its not the house that is banked with dirt but the framweork ...

So framework is overlaid and banked with dirt to a hieght of ...

Hence A

Although I have choosen D initially...I am finally satisfied with A...

Apart from the problems above discussed the choice d has one problem that the phrase 'as high as' should be followed by one value, not a range.
some of our players weigh as much as 300-325 pounds --> bad phrasing
some of our players weigh as much as 325 pounds --> good phrasing