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308. For protection from the summer sun, the Mojave lived in open-sided, flat-topped dwellings known as shades, each a roof of poles and arrowweed supported by posts set in a rectangle.
(A) each a roof of poles and arrowweed
(B) each a roof of poles and arrowweed that are being
(C) with each being a roof of poles and arrowweed
(D) with roofs of poles and arrowweed to be
(E) with roofs of poles and arrowweed that are
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I'll go with E. (A), (B) and (C) all suggests the shades are roofs. (D) uses 'to be' which is not appropriate.
E it is.
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"A"...."each a roof" correctly modifies the "shades"....each a roof is defining what shades are.
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banerjeea_98 wrote: "A"...."each a roof" correctly modifies the "shades"....each a roof is defining what shades are.
From the original sentence, we are told the Mojave lived in open-sidedm flat topped dwellings known as shades. I do not think the rood modifies shades because you can't live in roofs.
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Although "shades" are considered dwellings, it is fine to describe them as roof because we are especially pointing out to a particular trait of those shades. In other words, it would sound like this:
[...]dwellings known as shades, each [consisting of] a roof of poles...
It is how we can understand the appositive to be a descriptor of and how it fits in the context. It is the most concise choice.
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Paul wrote: Although "shades" are considered dwellings, it is fine to describe them as roof because we are especially pointing out to a particular trait of those shades. In other words, it would sound like this:
[...]dwellings known as shades, each [consisting of] a roof of poles...
It is how we can understand the appositive to be a descriptor of and how it fits in the context. It is the most concise choice.
That's very interesting. Thanks Paul for clarifying. 
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The OA is A.
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What's arrowweed in the sentence? I couldn't find any word arrowweed in the dictionary.
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@UVS Here is a classic example of where "...being~" at the end of an answer choice is an instant CROSS.
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GMATT73 wrote: @UVS Here is a classic example of where "...being~" at the end of an answer choice is an instant CROSS.
Thanks Matt this is now locked in my notes 
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