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Snazzy

262.    During the early years of European settlement on a continent that was viewed as “wilderness” by the newcomers, Native Americans, intimately knowing the ecology of the land, were a help in the rescuing of many Pilgrims and pioneers from hardship, or even death.
(A) Native Americans, intimately knowing the ecology of the land, were a help in the rescuing of
(B) Native Americans knew the ecology and the land intimately and this enabled them to help in the rescue of
(C) Native Americans, with their intimate knowledge of the ecology of the land, helped to rescue
(D) having intimate knowledge of the ecology of the land, Native Americans helped the rescue of
(E) knowing intimately the ecology of the land, Native Americans helped to rescue

I think that the so-called aswer C has big problem with the idiom "help sb do sth"? what do u think, guys?

Snazzy

comment?

turtlechen

Here are information from Dr'eye.
http://www.englishfree.com.cn/gb/dictionary/
*1help用作动词表示(帮助)之意时可接名词,代词,带不定式的复合结构或不定式短语等。后接不定式作宾语补语时,to可以省略,但在被动语态中不可省略

Native Americans,... , helped to rescue many Pilgrims and pioneers from hardship, or even death.

It looks fine!

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