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B166418: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 82; Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:59 am; Thanked: 4 times

by B166418 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:35 am

Contrary to popular belief, not every snake with reddish or brownish scales is a copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken for copperheads.

A. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken
B. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistook
C. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistook
D. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
E. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake

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by anuprajan5 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:39 am

The answer is D

It solves the problem of meaning and having an independent clause.

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by gmat6087 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:46 am

B166418 wrote:Contrary to popular belief, not every snake with reddish or brownish scales is a copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken for copperheads.

A. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken
B. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistook
C. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistook
D. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
E. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake

IMO D
Independent clause after semicolon and verb used in present tense that shows on going action.

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