大全525 the residents were part of culture,挺别扭的

515。  Native American burial sites dating back 5,000 years indicate that the residents of Maine at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people.

(A) were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people

(B) had been part of a widespread culture of people who were Algonquian-speaking

(C) were people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking

(D) had been people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking（A）

(E) were a people which had been part of a widespread, Algonquian-speaking

这题看来看去没一个答案觉得是对的，标准答案是A，但是考点那部分提取了主干后是：the residents were part of culture,挺别扭的。但其他选项都是硬错误，只有这个是软错误（逻辑搭配），就唯有选这个了。

是不是在做题中不能找到对的，就只能找最不坏的，这样呢？

This is not the point. Based on your logic, A should also be excluded.

"Part of the culture" does not equal to "culture". 文化可以包括民族，历史，and a lot of other things.