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by sumitkhurana » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:18 am
A huge flying reptile that died out with the
dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the
Giantwingocoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet,
believed to be the largest flying creature the
world has ever seen.

(A) believed to be
(B) believing it to be
(C) which, it is believed, is
(D) and which is believed to be
(E) and it is believed to have been
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by logitech » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:50 am
https://www.beatthegmat.com/tense-t27770.html
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by sumitkhurana » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:21 am
Logitech,

Thanks.

I agree that E appears to be the best answer here, but then in E "it" has no clear referant. "It" could be for "Giantwingocoatlus" or for "wingspan".

What's your take ?
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by logitech » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:30 am
sumitkhurana wrote:Logitech,

Thanks.

I agree that E appears to be the best answer here, but then in E "it" has no clear referant. "It" could be for "Giantwingocoatlus" or for "wingspan".

What's your take ?
Can wingspan be the " largest flying creature the
world has ever seen. " ?
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by sumitkhurana » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:40 am
Logically speaking, yes. But, I have seen answer choices, which were marked incorrect because the pronoun would refer to multiple antecedents, even though logically it would refer to only one.
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