语法疑难3

寂寞的自由

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 Algonquain-speaking
C)were people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algoquain-speaking.
D) had been people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algoquain-speaking
E) were a people which had been part of widespread, Algoquain-speaking culture.

请大家帮忙分析一下哪个对，另外过去完成时在GMAT考试中判断的依据标准是什么，好象总是有题考及“过去完成时”在句子里出现无根据的选项，谢谢大家

寂寞的自由

这个答案是A，可是自由百思不得其解，the residents of maine 怎么可能在逻辑意思上是were part of a widespread culture ------是文化的一部分呢？！人是文化的一部分？我觉得逻辑错误，谢谢大家

寂寞的自由

请求大家的帮助~~~~~~~~~~

番茄炒蛋

如果仔细看完所有的选项，可以发现所有的选项都是说了同样一个事实
人是文化的一部分
而在这所有的选项里，只有a最简洁，清楚
就意思来说，人是文化的一部分也不难理解，这个文化是广义的文化啊
山顶洞人就不是山顶洞人文化的一部分吗，当然这个文化还包括了他们的山洞和使用的工具等等

寂寞的自由

感谢番茄炒蛋，自由明白了