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With "that" or without "that"

by limestone » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:21 am
Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.

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

IMO: E. I was confused between B and E, but eliminate B because of redundant "it". But I am not clear why "that" should be omitted here.
[spoiler]OA : E[/spoiler]
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by navami » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:07 am
"they believe that it is of" is wordy. hence "they believe to be of" is a better choice
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by Maciek » Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:08 am
Hi all!

correct idiom is "believe X to be Y", here "X, one they believe to be Y" is also correct
correct idiom is "to be of a type".
Explosion itself is not a type. It is illogical.

Read the "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section

Hope it helps!
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