An international team of scientists writing in the journal Global Change Biology
say the number of active fires were actually three times higher in August compared to in 2018 and the highest number since 2010.
A.
say the number of active fires were actually three times higher in August compared to in
B.
say the number of active fires was actually three times higher in August compared to in
C.
says the number of active fires
was actually three times higher in August
when compared toD.
says the number of active fires
was actually three times higher [color=ff0000]in August[/color] than
inE.
says the number of active fires
had been actually three times higher in August as compared to
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- The subject of the sentence
An international team of scientist is singluar, so the verb must also be singluar.
Eliminate A / B-
The number of active fires is also singluar, so
was is the correct tense. There is really no real reason to use a past perfect.
Eliminate E- Notice the
higher trigger that signals a comparison - this requires the things being compared to be parallel:
>> higher
(in August) than
(in another time period).
Answer: C