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The fossil is estimated to be 300,000 years old, which makes Petralona Man older.

Here which seems to modify the complete preceding clause (bold part).

Isn't absurd?
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The fossil estimated to be 300,000 years old, which makes Petralona Man older.

Here which seems to modify the complete preceding clause (bold part).

Isn't absurd?
Agreed; not the best of constructs.
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I chose E because "which" seems to refer back to the age of the fossil, 300 thousand years old, which is the object of the earlier phrase - from which the rest of the sentence infers that that Petralona man is older than Neanderthals.

All other choices seem to compare the age of the fossil with the Neanderthals.

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Can any expert please help in explanining this one?
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I would also be curious why which refers to a clause in this one. Please help GMATNinja
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Pls, explain the reference of 'which' in E.
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The remains of the Petralona skull, discovered in Greece twenty years ago, indicate that Petralona man had a large brain; the fossil is estimated as aged at 300,000 years old, olderthan any Neanderthal.

A. as aged at 300,000 years old, older
B. at 300,000 years old, older
C. to be aged at 300,000 years old, which is older
D. to be 300,000 years old and older also
E. to be 300,000 years old, which makes Petralona Man older

kaplan JiddiHuMain kindly give the OE
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