A recent poll of elected officials suggests that candidates, when in the midst of a tough campaign, often make statements about an opponent that they may not think is true.
A. is
B. are
C. to be
D. of as
E. it is
OA is B .
Should't "think" be followed by another "that"? We are introducing a new subordinate clause: "(the statements) are true". Accoding to the sentence, the opponents don't agree with that claim.
Also, when we use THINK, that verb must be followed by THAT.
Even, I think that the correct sentence should be:
"...often make statements about an opponent that they may not think THAT THOSE STATEMENTS ARE true."
I repeat STATEMENTS to eliminate a possible ambiguity.
Thanks!
A. is
B. are
C. to be
D. of as
E. it is
OA is B .
Should't "think" be followed by another "that"? We are introducing a new subordinate clause: "(the statements) are true". Accoding to the sentence, the opponents don't agree with that claim.
Also, when we use THINK, that verb must be followed by THAT.
Even, I think that the correct sentence should be:
"...often make statements about an opponent that they may not think THAT THOSE STATEMENTS ARE true."
I repeat STATEMENTS to eliminate a possible ambiguity.
Thanks!
