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Giant Squid

by imskpwr » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:12 pm

Biologists have encountered a new species of giant squid, one that they believe is a type heretofore unknown to science.

a. that they believe is

b. that they believe it to be

c. they believe it is of

d. they believe that is

e. they believe to be of

Source: Kaplan
OA: after discussion only.
Please provide Gmat specific reasons only with your answers.

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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:47 am

Answer E is correct.
Some verbs that refer to thoughts, feelings and opinions (e.g. BELIEVE, consider, feel, know, find, think, understand) can be followed by OBJECT+INFINITIVE (usually TO BE).
"That"-clauses used in such a context are informal and thus incorrect in the GMAT.
e.g. They believed her to be reliable.

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by imskpwr » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:46 am

Kasia@MasterGMAT wrote:Answer E is correct.
Some verbs that refer to thoughts, feelings and opinions (e.g. BELIEVE, consider, feel, know, find, think, understand) can be followed by OBJECT+INFINITIVE (usually TO BE).
"That"-clauses used in such a context are informal and thus incorrect in the GMAT.
e.g. They believed her to be reliable.

why E without a "that" clause is not a run-on sentence?