sat writing question

Test Preparation
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<p>Over the years, Cahokia people built more than one hundred earthen mounds of various sizes and functions around six open plazas, [some of which remains can still] be seen after five hundred years of erosion.
(A) some of which remains can still
(B) some of the remains of which still to
(C) the remains of some, which can still
(D) the remains of some of which still to
(E) the remains of some of which can still
ANSWER: E</p>

<p>Around 230 million years ago, the west coast of what is now Europe and the bulge of northwestern Africa began to collide slowly with the east coast of North America, [the coming together of the landmasses to form the supercontinent Pangea].
(A) the coming together of the landmasses to form the supercontinent Pangea
(B) the landmasses coming together to form the supercontinent Pangea
(C) and with the landmasses coming together to form the supercontinent Pangea
(D) the supercontinent Pangea to be formed from the coming together of the landmasses
(E) forming the supercontinent<br>
ANSWER: B</p>

<p>Please explain why!!! thanks</p>

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<p>In the original sentence, there is no possessive indicating that the remais belong to some, which refers to mounds. Choice E fixes this while keeping the correct verb form form the original (something that D messes up).</p>

<p>"The coming together of the land masses" involves wordiness, and incorrectly modifies its antecent (coast and bulge and east coast). It is supposed to refer to these landmasses rather than a coming together. The only choice that fixes this is choice B.</p>

<p>Can somebody confirm the 2nd explanation?</p>

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