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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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VP
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I vote for C.
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Vote C as well.
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i shall go with B.
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Right,
pumps can lower the water level but not dig trenches
C
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Right,
pumps can lower the water level but can not dig trenches
C
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yes
C is right!
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it is the second time i chose the wrong answer, b...  around 2 months ago i saw this problem and voted for "b" as well, then read the explanation and punched my stupid head..
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Can somebody pls. explain why not E
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ann,
"..swedish firm has proposed installing pumps." ..to do what? if you use 'that' then you have to split "..installing pumps.." from "..trenches..."
consider .. 'swedish firm proposed installing pumps that lower the underground water level and digging trenches.....' this seems like pumps will lower the water level and will help digging trenches... doesn't make sense 
furthermore, digging trenches is parallel to installing pumps.
hope this helps.
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