Kate San's study, published in Nature, shows that the

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Kate San's study, published in Nature, shows that the ancients lined up the pyramids with two stars whose alignment was only true around 4,500 years ago,  which makes it possible to improve the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, which makes it possible to pinpoint what people probably think was the start   of construction of Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza to around the year 2467 BC.

A) which makes it possible to improve the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, which makes it possible to pinpoint what people probably think was the start

B) which makes it impossible to stick to the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, which was plus or minus 100 years in favor of one which is only five years, pinpointing the probable start

C) suggesting that the margin of error for the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt is no longer plus or minus 100 years, but rather only five years, which suggests the possibility of pinpointing the probable start

D) making improvements in the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, pinpointing the probable start

E) making it possible to improve the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, pinpointing the probable start.

bajaj · Answer

my and E. reasou E sounds better and Making and pinpointing

pmenon · Answer

yuck, what a mess of a sentence .... i choose E as the best of the worst

goalsnr · Answer

stuck between D and E

making improvements in the margin of error ...., from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, 
making it possible to improve the margin of error ......, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years,

E sounds better

E

bhatiagp · Answer

Can someone please explain why E:

Isnt the "it" in E : unclear

goalsnr · Answer

E:Kate San's study, published in Nature, shows that the ancients lined up the pyramids with two stars whose alignment was only true around 4,500 years ago,making it possible to improve the margin of error in the archaeological chronology of ancient Egypt, from plus or minus 100 years to only five years, pinpointing the probable start of construction of Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza to around the year 2467 BC.

What does " it" refer to in E?
I think its refers to a phrase.
What is being made possible?
Answer - The ability to improve the margin of error

What does " it" refer to in E?
I think its refers to a phrase.
What is being made possible?
Answer - The ability  to improve the margin of error

gdmat720 · Answer

i was stuck between D and E
E for me tooo
because 
D misses out on the word possible... that changes the meaning of the sentence .

clubzzang · Answer

OA is E. The following is an OE.

This one is a little more difficult because the sentence is somewhat cumbersome. Answer B is wrong because it made it possible, not impossible. Answers A and C are just too wordy, and answer D is wrong because the finding didn't make improvements in the margin of error exactly, it made it possible to improve the margin of error on the estimates. Answer E is the best choice.

Kate San's study, published in Nature, shows that the

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