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by kevincanspain » Wed May 26, 2010 5:46 am
paes wrote:What's wrong with C ??

They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led

'were' required for anomalies : plural
'that' is properly referring to anomalies : that is a relative pronoun here
led : past tense of lead, so same for singular or plural
When we choose to postpone the subject, we use 'it'
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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:59 pm
I am stuck between A and E, both seems correct.....
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by missionGMAT007 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:16 pm
IMO A
The 'IT' in the choice A is an 'expletive IT'.
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by paes » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:33 pm
kevincanspain wrote:
paes wrote:What's wrong with C ??

They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led

'were' required for anomalies : plural
'that' is properly referring to anomalies : that is a relative pronoun here
led : past tense of lead, so same for singular or plural
When we choose to postpone the subject, we use 'it'
Thanks Kevin. It makes sense now.
Please clarify following doubt also :

Can there also be used to postpone the subject ?
which one is correct ..

there was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that .......
OR
there were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
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