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by B166418 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:35 am
Contrary to popular belief, not every snake with reddish or brownish scales is a copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken for copperheads.

A. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken
B. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistook
C. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistook
D. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
E. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
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by anuprajan5 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:39 am
The answer is D

It solves the problem of meaning and having an independent clause.
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by gmat6087 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:46 am
B166418 wrote:Contrary to popular belief, not every snake with reddish or brownish scales is a copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken for copperheads.

A. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistaken
B. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that are frequently mistook
C. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistook
D. copperhead; there is a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
E. copperhead; a wide variety of perfectly harmless snakes that people frequently mistake
IMO D
Independent clause after semicolon and verb used in present tense that shows on going action.
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