An aggressive campaign by Turkey to reclaim antiquities it says were looted has led in recent months to the return of an ancient sphinx and many golden treasures from the region's rich past. But it has also drawn condemnation from some of the world's largest museums, which call the campaign cultural blackmail.
is it necessary to use punctuation in the bold faced sentence???
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nope.... it says were looted is a little shaky
You could put commas around 'in recent months' to make the sentence a bit clearer.
You could put commas around 'in recent months' to make the sentence a bit clearer.
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commas around "it says were looted" could also bring more reading clarity...though it seems unlikely that you will get this kind of construct on GMAT.
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