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In the 1960 Chile earthquake, at least 6000 people or more are believe
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In the 1960 Chile earthquake, at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed.
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
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In the 1960 Chile earthquake, at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed.
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed - "at least or more" is redundant
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed - "more than at least" is redundant
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed - "at least or more" is redundant
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed - We need "are"
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed - "at least or more" is redundant
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed - "more than at least" is redundant
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed - "at least or more" is redundant
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed - We need "are"
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
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In the 1960 Chile earthquake, at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed.
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
(A) at least 6000 people or more are believed to have been killed
(B) more than at least 6000 people were believed as killed
(C) it is believed that at least 6000 people or more were killed
(D) as many as 6000 people were believed to have been killed
(E) at least 6000 people are believed to have been killed
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Answer: E
(A) The use of at least and more in the same sentence is redundant.
(B) The use of at least and more in the same sentence is redundant.
(C) Unnecessarily adds the pronoun it. The use of at least and more in the same sentence is redundant.
(D) There is a difference between as many as and at least, so this option distorts the meaning of the original sentence. However this may not be enough to eliminate this choice as sometimes the original meaning can itself be incorrect. In that case notice that this belief is still true (believed to have been) so the use of past tense were is incorrect.
(E) The correct answer.
