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SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2006, 13:34
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I like this one coz I got it wronggggg! Please explain the answers I know the OA.

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



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Re: SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2006, 13:50
Seems the answer is D :-D
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Re: SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2006, 15:28
Going for A. the other answers compare dirt to height.
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Re: SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2006, 19:20
punnu_mba wrote:
Seems the answer is D :-D


would go for A

D. was banked with dirt as high as
D seems to imply that the dirt was procured in 3-4 ft high slabs

whereas A conveys that dirt was used to bank to given height.

oa and oe ?
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Re: SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2006, 22:01
OA is A
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Re: SC- House by Yana [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2006, 03:11
bui wrote:
Going for A. the other answers compare dirt to height.


Great point bui, mayb late, but going for A.

What i believe is idiomatic is "as high as 3 or 4 feet"
or "upto a height of 3 to 4 feet"



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