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Based on the ancient Mayan text inscribing the sacred codes by which the Maya lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes had later been changed to reflect a somewhat mysterious evolution that the civilization went through shortly before its demise.
A) lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes had later been
B) had lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes were later
C) lived, the speculation of anthropologists is that these codes were later
D) had been living, anthropologists’ speculation is that these codes later
E) had lived, anthropologists speculate the codes to have later been
A) lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes had later been
B) had lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes were later
C) lived, the speculation of anthropologists is that these codes were later
D) had been living, anthropologists’ speculation is that these codes later
E) had lived, anthropologists speculate the codes to have later been
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30 Sep 2019, 20:34
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Before going through the explanation, please read this article around correct usage of "based on"
A) lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes had later been
anthropologists are not based on the ancient Mayan text
B) had lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes were later
same as A
C) lived, the speculation of anthropologists is that these codes were later
correct
D) had been living, anthropologists’ speculation is that these codes later
- wrong usage of had been
- codes didn't change. Rather, they were changed
E) had lived, anthropologists speculate the codes to have later been
same as A
A) lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes had later been
anthropologists are not based on the ancient Mayan text
B) had lived, anthropologists speculate that these codes were later
same as A
C) lived, the speculation of anthropologists is that these codes were later
correct
D) had been living, anthropologists’ speculation is that these codes later
- wrong usage of had been
- codes didn't change. Rather, they were changed
E) had lived, anthropologists speculate the codes to have later been
same as A
Aviral1995
30 Sep 2019, 20:38
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harsh8686
Although i chose option B(which is wrong)
I got how correct option is C
Anthropologists were not based on ancient Mayan texts but their Speculation was so A,B,E are out
D says these codes changes themselves compared to C which says these codes were later changed by someone.
