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Gaurav Mittal
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Hi
Please refer to question below from OG:
Excavators at the Indus Valley site of Harappa in eastern Pakistan say the discovery of inscribed shards dating to circa 2800 - 2600 B.C. indicate their development of a Harappan writing system, the use of inscribed seals impressed into clay for marking ownership, and the standardization of weights for trade or taxation occured many decades, if not centuries, earlier than was previously believed.
a) indicate their development of a Harappan writing system, the use of
b) indicate that the development of a Harappan writing system, using
c) indicates that their delevelopment of a Harappan writing system, using
d) indicates the development of a Harappan writing system, their use of
e) indicates that the development of a Harappan writing system, the use of
Going by Agreement and Parallelism, I can figure out that the answer is E (correct one). However, the solution in OG also mentions that the word 'indicates' must be followed by 'that' since it introduces a subordinate clause. My question is, is this always the case or is it due to usage of 'indicates'? In fact, going by this logic, in the question itself, there should be a 'that' after 'Harappa in eastern Pakistan say' since say also introduces a subordinate clause here.
In my little time practicing SC, I can already see this as a major source of errors. Please clarify.
Thanks
Gaurav
Please refer to question below from OG:
Excavators at the Indus Valley site of Harappa in eastern Pakistan say the discovery of inscribed shards dating to circa 2800 - 2600 B.C. indicate their development of a Harappan writing system, the use of inscribed seals impressed into clay for marking ownership, and the standardization of weights for trade or taxation occured many decades, if not centuries, earlier than was previously believed.
a) indicate their development of a Harappan writing system, the use of
b) indicate that the development of a Harappan writing system, using
c) indicates that their delevelopment of a Harappan writing system, using
d) indicates the development of a Harappan writing system, their use of
e) indicates that the development of a Harappan writing system, the use of
Going by Agreement and Parallelism, I can figure out that the answer is E (correct one). However, the solution in OG also mentions that the word 'indicates' must be followed by 'that' since it introduces a subordinate clause. My question is, is this always the case or is it due to usage of 'indicates'? In fact, going by this logic, in the question itself, there should be a 'that' after 'Harappa in eastern Pakistan say' since say also introduces a subordinate clause here.
In my little time practicing SC, I can already see this as a major source of errors. Please clarify.
Thanks
Gaurav
