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Correct answer incorrect?

by Rastis » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:52 am
Isotopes in the recently excavated bones of a 14-year-old girl from the Jamestown archaeological site indicate she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.

a) she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.

b) that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.

c) that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's.

d) she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.

e) she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's.

Answer choice A is listed as the correct answer, but doesn't "indicate" require the word "that" come after it to be idiomatically correct?[/u]
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by Rastis » Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:10 am
Thanks, Mitch! This means that I missed one less question on my practice test, which would've brought my score closer to a 700!

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