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by rahulakacyrus » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:00 am
A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, believed to be the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.


(A) believed to be
(B) and that is believed to be
(C) and it is believed to have been
(D) which was, it is believed,
(E) which is believed to be

OA: C

Can someone explain why this is the answer?
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by hitmewithgmat » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:25 am
All of the other answers refer to wingspan, not the quetzawhateverus.
The only option that describes the quetzawhateverus is answer C.

choosing A would be a dangling modifier. no good.
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