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by simplyjat » Fri May 02, 2008 3:14 am
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

OA E
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by s_raizada » Sat May 03, 2008 8:34 am
A, B and D are incorrect becasue meaning is illogical. These options are saying explosion is a type but in reality explosion is of a type not known before.

C - redundant. I can't see any other problem with this option

E - Correct idiom is Believe to be therefore correct
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by pramendrapandeya » Wed May 21, 2014 9:57 am
I think correct way to crack this question is

1.) Question is talking about type so 'of' :-When we mean to specify one thing out of n similar thing we use 'of" construction

e.g of all available forums Btg is the best

2.) believed to be is idiom :)

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by AnjaliOberoi » Thu May 22, 2014 7:43 pm
+1 for {E}
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by [email protected] » Thu May 22, 2014 10:47 pm
Hi All,

It looks like this is a much older post, but since some of you are clearly responding to it now, you might find this information useful.

I used 2 rules to answer this question:

1) Style - Don't use redundant language - it's unnecessary and considered incorrect style. Here, the word "one" clearly references "a distant supernova explosion", so we don't need the pronoun "that." Eliminate A and B.

2) Idiom - The word "believe" has to be followed, at some point, by the words "to be." Eliminate C and D.

Final Answer: E

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