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by phelps » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:59 am
145. Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
(A) that they believe is
(B) that they believe it to be
(C) they believe that it is of
(D) they believe that is
(E) they believe to be of

OA E

Can anyone explain what is wrong with A
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by goelmohit2002 » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:10 pm
"of" is missing in "A"...

believe to be "of" type and not "believe to be" type.

Moreover idiom is "believe to be......."

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