<li>The dolls in the collection, (all) (more than) two hundred years old, had been (carefully) carved for the children (long since) gone. (No Error)</li>
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<p>The answer is E, but wouldnt it be b, as when you say more, that refers to a noncountable number wheras the years in this case are countable???</p>
<p>i think it sounds fine, but “the children long since gone” sounds a little iffy…anyways i would probably end up bubblin E</p>
<p>“more” doesn’t necessarily need to be an uncountable number; it’s not a hard and fast rule.</p>
<p>If you were to substitute “all greater than” 200 years old, it would sound weirder. So the correct answer is E (no error).</p>
<p>The children long since gone sounds very odd to me also…but I think it is technically correct so I would put E.</p>
<p>i was confused about that, too. D is so strange…</p>
<p>Guys,this is the last sentence improvement question in the section.My practice tells me that if there is some phrase that sounds awkward,it is probably correct.</p>
<p>I don’t see any awkwardness with “more”.
It’s like saying “The dolls are older than two hundred years”
and you guys should remember the phrase “long since”. i’ve seen it a few times back then when i practiced~</p>