Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears

Question

Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears,  the northern borders of the Chinese empire were protected by the Great Wall of China from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction .

(A) the northern borders of the Chinese empire were protected by the Great Wall of China from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction

(B) the Chinese empire’s northern borders were protected by the Great Wall of China from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction

(C) the Great Wall of China protected the northern borders of the Chinese empire from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction

(D) for centuries after they were constructed, the Great Wall of China protected the northern borders of the Chinese empire from intrusions by various nomadic groups

(E) the Great Wall of China protected the Chinese empire’s northern borders from various nomadic groups’ intrusions for centuries after being constructed

This is a  SC Butler Question

Check the links to other Butler Projects: 
 
   Data Sufficiency Butler 
   Problem Solving Butler  
   Critical Reasoning Butler  
   Reading Comprehension Butler  
   Integrated Reasoning Butler

winterschool · Answer

A, B & D are out, because of modifier issue. 'the Great Wall' should be modified by previous clause
E changes meaning and 'being' uses wrong
Hence Correct answer C

HarshaBujji · Answer

IMO C,

We can eliminate all the 3 choices because of the modifier error. We will be left with C & E

C- Seems t have no issues.
E-Also is fine, but no need of being.

Hence C is better than E.

jakethebeast · Answer

I prefer E over C because the it antecedent in choice C can point to both "the Chinese empire" and "The great wall".

I don't see why E is worse.

Jainam24 · Answer

OA: E 
All other options other than E & C are out because of misplaced modifier. Withstanding should refer to Great Wall of China 
Between E & C, E is better as by preposition is not apt from in E makes more sense. Also the C option has its which ambiguously could refer to either Chinese empire or Great Wall 
Hence E is the better one

wadhwakaran · Answer

(A) the northern borders of the Chinese empire were protected by the Great Wall of China from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction  Incorrect because northern borders were not built to withstand the attack.

(B) the Chinese empire’s northern borders were protected by the Great Wall of China from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction  Incorrect because northern borders were not built to withstand the attack.

(C) the Great Wall of China protected the northern borders of the Chinese empire from intrusions by various nomadic groups for centuries after its construction

(D) for centuries after they were constructed, the Great Wall of China protected the northern borders of the Chinese empire from intrusions by various nomadic groups  Incorrect because of presence of back to back modifiers

(E) the Great Wall of China protected the Chinese empire’s northern borders from various nomadic groups’ intrusions for centuries after being constructed  Incorrect

gmatpaduwan · Answer

Kindly help.

IMO it should be E. "It's" ambiguity. 
And the explanations for C are more based on how it sounds right/E sounds wrong.

IF the answer is C can you please provide a more logical way to eliminate the option E/choose option C

Bunuel · Answer

Experts' Global Video Explanation:

g2WAKAFLIFA

Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Questions

Built to withstand the attack of small arms such as swords and spears

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards