一道prep语法题~关于宾语从句和主被动语态~

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At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.

(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to
A项是宾语从句省略引导词that， B项是用了被动语态。二者都不是绝对性错误。答案选的是A。可以理解成在GMAT语法中，省略宾语从句引导词优于被动语态吗？
thank XDJM~!

绯雨白梅香

最简单的方法，B里面接连两个that不罗嗦吗？A显得简洁许多～

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嗯嗯~谢谢~！