daagh wrote:
The current floods in Pakistan were caused by an incessant spell of rains, which, weather scientists have forecast to continue into late next month and which were considered as the worst in the area for nearly a century
(A) Pakistan were caused by an incessant spell of rains, which weather scientists have forecast to continue into late next month and
which were considered as the worst in this area for nearly a century
which refers to "spell" - spell is singular - but we have verb "were". not correct.
(B) Pakistan have been caused by an incessant spell of rains, a spell that weather scientists have forecast to continue into late next month
and they consider as the worst in this area for nearly a century
structure error. missing comma. 2 IC clauses connected with "and" only.
(C) Pakistan have been caused by an incessant spell of rains, a
spell that weather scientists forecast to continue into late next month
and that they consider the worst in this area for nearly a century
correct usage of noun+noun modifier. it slightly changes the meaning from the original sentence - the spell was considered as the worst in the area vs scientists consider...
i tend to believe that scientists consider, because in A we have a "were" verb...
(D)Pakistan have been caused by an incessant spell of rains,
a spell that weather scientists forecast to continue into late next month and
that they consider to be the worst in this area for nearly a century
consider to be - ouch...
correct usage "consider X Y"
(E)Pakistan have been caused by an incessant spell of rains, a spell that weather scientists forecast to continue into late next month and that is
considered as the worst in this area for nearly a century
correct usage "consider X Y"
C is the answer.