E correct. E) Prospecting for gold during the California gold rush was a relatively easy task, since erosion, prehistoric glacier movement, and ancient, gold-bearing riverbeds (thrust to the surface by volcanic activity ) put gold literally within reach of anybody with a pan or shovel. The blue color words act as the main structure of the sentence, while thrust is 被动 to modify riverbeds. "that" is not allowed here infront of "thrust". However, if you really need it, you can add "that had been", but still not as concise as "thrust" itself.
D is wrong b/c it should be a complete sentence after "since". In this case, if you change "putting" into "put", then D will be correct. |