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The Global Times revealed Rudolf Coetzee to be the infamous "cardscare" who leaked the RSA information to the press.
A) The Global Times revealed Rudolf Coetzee to be the infamous "cardscare" who leaked the RSA information to the press.
B) The Global Times revealed Rudolf Coetzee to be the infamous "cardscare" that leaked the RSA information to the press.
C) The Global Times revealed that Rudolf Coetzee was the infamous "cardscare" who leaked the RSA information to the press.
D) The Global Times revealed that Rudolf Coetzee had been the infamous "cardscare" that leaked the RSA information to the press.
E) The Global Times revealed that Rudolf Coetzee to be infamous "cardscare" who had leaked the RSA information to the press.
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A. The usage
reveal X to be Y is incorrect.
B. The usage
reveal X to be Y is incorrect. It is better to use the relative pronoun
who when referring to a person.
D. Rudolf was still the infamous "cardscare" when the The Global Times revealed the fact. The use of past perfect is not required in such cases. Moreover the use of past perfect implies that Rudolf happened to be the infamous "cardscare"
before he leaked the RSA information.
Moreover It is better to use the relative pronoun
who when referring to a person.
E. The clause
Rudolf Coetzee to be .......... to the press lacks a verb. The infinitive
to be is not a verb.
C. Correct. The verb
was correctly depicts that Rudolf was still the infamous "cardscare" when the The Global Times revealed the fact.