Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
B. that they believe it to be
C. they believe that it is of
D. they believe that is
E. they believe to be of
IMO: E. I was confused between B and E, but eliminate B because of redundant "it". But I am not clear why "that" should be omitted here.
[spoiler]OA : E[/spoiler]
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Maciek
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Hi all!
correct idiom is "believe X to be Y", here "X, one they believe to be Y" is also correct
correct idiom is "to be of a type".
Explosion itself is not a type. It is illogical.
Read the "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section
Hope it helps!
Best,
Maciek
correct idiom is "believe X to be Y", here "X, one they believe to be Y" is also correct
correct idiom is "to be of a type".
Explosion itself is not a type. It is illogical.
Read the "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section
Hope it helps!
Best,
Maciek
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