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
please explain
OA is E
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It's more than an idiom issue, the two contenders in this case are A and E
A is incorrect because it's subjunctive form and hence that has to be used with a form of "to be" without "to". Since "is" is a form of "to be", the sentence is incorrect.
A is incorrect because it's subjunctive form and hence that has to be used with a form of "to be" without "to". Since "is" is a form of "to be", the sentence is incorrect.
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very good point made. How ever the idiom stands out big timenetigen wrote:It's more than an idiom issue, the two contenders in this case are A and E
A is incorrect because it's subjunctive form and hence that has to be used with a form of "to be" without "to". Since "is" is a form of "to be", the sentence is incorrect.