The county cleared this "path and paved" it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike. which of the following alternatives to the quoted portion would not be acceptable? a. path, paving b. path and then paved c. path before paving d. path paved all answers must be complete with an explanation. you in advance.

I believe that the answer is D. Because when you apply that to the text it doesn't make sense. The other choices DO make sense. So the answer would be D.
The county cleared this "path paved" it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike.
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I think D because it sounds choppy and not complete if you add that to the sentence instead of the others

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