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Doubt

by anshulagarwal12 » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:50 am
Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from the eighth century, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders.
(A) to keep from
(B) to keep it from
(C) to avoid
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by kartikshah » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:37 am
B is correct.
The sentence is in the passive voice. 'it' is required to refer to the chalice.
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