On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century

[mehrak]

1. On the Great Plains, nineteenth-century settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without timber and nails.

(A) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, doing it without

(B) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, did it without

© settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making them while not having

(D) settlers used mud and grass to build their homes, making do without

(E) settlers’ homes were built of mud and grass, making do without

 

 

OA: D

 

 

whats wrong with the original sentence?

[bhar_rohit]

IMO (D)

 

A) thier homes, doing it --- seems it's talking about "homes doing th job"

B) Same as A

C) making them -- them is un clear

E) settler's home - wrong

[lesfeaves]

Though on D-day i would never select the option of OA but here is the discussion on the same question.

 

http://www.www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentence-correction/56518-great-plains.html

[cubicle]

this is one very badly worded optin IMO.

 

we can reach D only by POE. a,b eliminated for obvious 'it' reasons.

'e' being passive 'c' last part wordy,

 

bso D remains... but making do without ...give me a break I have never heard even a white English prof talk like that !