11.There are several ways to build solid walls using just mud or clay, but the most extensively used method has been the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they are laid in the wall in mud mortar.
A. the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they are laid
B. forming the mud or clay into bricks, and after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, to lay them
C. having bricks formed from mud or clay, and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, they were laid
D. to form the mud or clay into bricks,and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying, to lay them
E. that bricks were formed from mud or clay. which, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying,were laid
这个题选D
我的问题: 1. 题干里的 Using just mud or clay 在句子中充当什么成分?有什么作用?
2. D选项中的 to form和 to lay 是平行的, 但是OG的解释中提到"The phrases to form and to lay in the second clause are parallel to to build in the first clause. " 我个人觉得后两个"to do"和前面的"to build"并不平行啊,请问NN应该如何理解OG的这个解释呢?