DevilDoggNC
A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment
claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.
(A) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
(B) claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
(C) claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts
(D) claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
(E) claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts
Just have 1 question between A and C
I too was going to select A reason being ->
A is Active
C is passive
But on Another note, I selected C, as I thought the sentence should not end with a verb, is there a specific use case where this comes up or is my understanding incorrect?