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SC: To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threate [#permalink] New post 23 Oct 2007, 22:42
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To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.

(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging
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Re: SC: To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threate [#permalink] New post 23 Oct 2007, 23:53
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To help preserve ancient Egyptian monuments threatened by high water tables, a Swedish engineering firm has proposed installing pumps, perhaps solar powered, to lower the underground water level and dig trenches around the bases of the stone walls.

(A) to lower the underground water level and dig trenches
(B) to lower the underground water level and to dig trenches
(C) to lower the underground water level and digging trenches
(D) that lower the underground water level and that trenches be dug
(E) that lower the underground water level and trench digging


C.

'digging' is required to be || with 'installing'. Eliminate everything but C.
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 [#permalink] New post 24 Oct 2007, 05:45
proposed installing pumps....digging trenches

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 [#permalink] New post 24 Oct 2007, 12:57
I vote for E. Would it not be "that" instead of "to", because it is a continuation of "proposed installing pumps,.......that.........
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