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Egyptian desert

by gmat009 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:55 am
While digging in the Egyptian desert, huge fossil bones have been found by paleontologists, which appears to have been the second most massive dinosaur that ever lived.
A. huge fossil bones have been found by paleontologists, which appears to have been
B. huge fossil bones have been found by paleontologists, which appear to be from
C. it appears that paleontologists have found huge fossil bones that are from
D. paleontologists have found huge fossil bones from what appears to be
E. paleontologists have found huge fossil bones, which are from what appear to be

Plz. explain.......
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by Gmatss » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:36 am
IMO D

who was digging? paleontologists, so that should come right after the modifying phrase and from d and e i think e sounds awkard
" fossil bones, which are from what appear to"
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by gmat009 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:49 am
Gmatss wrote:IMO D

who was digging? paleontologists, so that should come right after the modifying phrase and from d and e i think e sounds awkard
" fossil bones, which are from what appear to"
Why E is awkward that is my main question becoz it's hard for me to pick D over E
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by pbanavara » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:19 pm
E is wrong because : "appear to be" refers to the dinosaur which is singular. It would have been correct if it was 'what appears to be'
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by gmat009 » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:22 pm
pbanavara wrote:E is wrong because : "appear to be" refers to the dinosaur which is singular. It would have been correct if it was 'what appears to be'
Completely missed that......
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by rohangupta83 » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:21 pm
pbanavara wrote:E is wrong because : "appear to be" refers to the dinosaur which is singular. It would have been correct if it was 'what appears to be'
It would become grammatically correct but still wordy. Still the answer choice would be D as its the most cleat and concise option.
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by anticipation » Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:34 am
pbanavara wrote:E is wrong because : "appear to be" refers to the dinosaur which is singular. It would have been correct if it was 'what appears to be'
But I guess fossils is the subject ..

Fossils appear to be dinosaur ....

Any inputs ?
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