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by grandh01 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:37 pm
Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion,
one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is
(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
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by vk_vinayak » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:05 pm
grandh01 wrote:Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion,
one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is
(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
Supernova explosion is not a type. It is a type of >> Eliminate A and D
In B and C, it is redundant >> Eliminate B and C.

E remains.
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by henryjejo » Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:43 pm
One after the comma refers to Explosion. Hence, the relative clause that is not required here. Hence E remains.
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