25. A recent study of ancient clay deposits has provided new evidence supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other creatures some 65 million years ago.
(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that
(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact
(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and
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IMO B
(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that (changes meaning)
(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact (sounds correct to me)
(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and (awkward)
(A) supporting the theory of global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact that (changes meaning)
(B) supporting the theory that global forest fires ignited by a meteorite impact (sounds correct to me)
(C) that supports the theory of global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(D) in support of the theory that global forest fires were ignited by a meteorite impact and that
(E) of support for the theory of a meteorite impact that ignited global forest fires and (awkward)
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here "that" at the end of the underlined part incorrectly means the theory caused the extinction instead of the global fire due to meteorite impact
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check my previous post where i explained each answer
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check my previous post where i explained each answer
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Wrong...here "that" at the end of the underlined part incorrectly means the theory caused the extinction instead of the global fire due to meteorite impact
C says "global forest fires that were ignited by a meteorite impact and that contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs" meaning is global forest fires contributed not the theory...
My take why C is wrong is theory cannot be of global forest fires..rest all the choices other than B have errors...
Hence B
