monarc wrote:
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
(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
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The answer is C..When exactly to use Have been, Had been and had. can anybody point out the subtle differences..thankx....
Well, D and E are clearly out because which modifier is used incorrectly. In A , believed to be is in-correct modifier. In fact i think it is a dangling modifier as it's not cleared who is doing the belief ?
In B the relative clause doesn't have any antecedent that it modifies. Eliminated.
C is clear and concise. It clearly refers to the reptile and is clearly parallel with the 1st part (A huge flying reptile....blah blah), if you notice that the parallel marker and is used.