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What is the tense of option A? Why is Have been dated used here?
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Fragments of a flute made from a bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument in the world.


A. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, have been dated at 45,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument
B. bear femur, found in Slovenia in 1995, and dated at 45,000 years old, making it the oldest musical instrument
C. bear femur, that they found in Slovenia in 1995, has been dated at 45,000 years old, thus making it the oldest musical instrument
D. bear femur that was found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, making this the oldest musical instrument
E. bear femur which, found in Slovenia in 1995, was dated at 45,000 years old, made the flute the oldest musical instrument

The right answer here is A and this is pretty straightforward.

B - There is no verb here! Everything after fragments is just a modifier

C - Who is the "they"? Never mentioned in the sentence. There is also another problem, present in D and E, the use of 'has'. What 'has' been dated? The fragments, which is plural. Hence, it should take on the plural "have"

D & E - Just like in C, the use of 'was' is incorrect here, should be 'were' instead.

Hence, the right answer is A. Always look to eliminate, it is the errors that will lead you to the right answer.

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