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Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument in the world.


A. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument
B. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, and dated at 45,000 years old, making it the oldest musical instrument
C. bear femur, that they found in Slovenia in 1995, has been dated at 45,000 years old, thus making it the oldest musical instrument
D. bear femur that was found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, making this the oldest musical instrument
E. bear femur which, found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, made the flute the oldest musical instrument
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Re: Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Sloven [#permalink] New post   18 Sep 2013, 08:23
Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument in the world.


A. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument
B. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, and dated at 45,000 years old, making it the oldest musical instrument
C. bear femur, that they found in Slovenia in 1995, has been dated at 45,000 years old, thus making it the oldest musical instrument
D. bear femur that was found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, making this the oldest musical instrument
E. bear femur which, found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, made the flute the oldest musical instrument
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A. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument --- the correct choice with S-V agreement, and proper modification
B. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, and dated at 45,000 years old, making it the oldest musical instrument --- No working verb; a fragment
C. bear femur, that they found in Slovenia in 1995, has been dated at 45,000 years old, thus making it the oldest musical instrument --- who are ‘they’
D. bear femur that was found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, making this the oldest musical instrument – was dated – S- V mismatch; making this- what is ‘this’
E. bear femur which, found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, made the flute the oldest musical instrument ---was dated – S-V mismatch; made the flute the oldest instrument; -- Can fragment or bear or femur make the flute oldest instrument? Distorted.
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Re: Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Sloven [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2019, 21:15
What is the tense of option A? Why is Have been dated used here?
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Re: Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Sloven [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2019, 21:27
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Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument in the world.


A. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument
B. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, and dated at 45,000 years old, making it the oldest musical instrument
C. bear femur, that they found in Slovenia in 1995, has been dated at 45,000 years old, thus making it the oldest musical instrument
D. bear femur that was found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, making this the oldest musical instrument
E. bear femur which, found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, made the flute the oldest musical instrument


The right answer here is A and this is pretty straightforward.

B - There is no verb here! Everything after fragments is just a modifier

C - Who is the "they"? Never mentioned in the sentence. There is also another problem, present in D and E, the use of 'has'. What 'has' been dated? The fragments, which is plural. Hence, it should take on the plural "have"

D & E - Just like in C, the use of 'was' is incorrect here, should be 'were' instead.

Hence, the right answer is A. Always look to eliminate, it is the errors that will lead you to the right answer.

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