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The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was like the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii: in each case a slice of civilization was instantly frozen in time.
The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was
As the result of an earthquake, most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean; the effect was
In its effects, the sinking of most of Port Royal into the Caribbean was the result of an earthquake
The earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was, in its effects,
Most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean because of an earthquake, the effect of which was
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B:同A
C:it指代不了所有格形式的earthquake，而且也不平行
D:结构对称，句意清晰
E:effect was like eruption句意错误
错误原因不在位置，在于its的指代
错误原因不在位置，在于its的指代
应该还是先看比较对象的问题，sinking 和 eruption比较登录 或 注册 后可以参加讨论
考察：
比较对等；未画线部分
未画线部分后面：like the eruption that ；比较的是名词，前面也应该是名词，最好是that 结构； d The earthquake that cause
B：同上
C: its指代错误 sinking和eruption比较
D:很平行
E:比较对象错误
先要理解句意，才能明白怎么解题：地震造成了Port Royal沉入了加勒比海（这件事的）影响，就像是火山喷发掩埋了Pompeii的影响一样：每个案例（发生后）文明都被冻结了一段时间。
所以要么比较两种自然灾害，要么比较两种现象的影响；
所以只有D符合要求
the earthquake itself is what should be compared to the eruption.