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Archeologists in the Sudan have unearthed a bone of a mammal, one they assume to be of a genus rarely found on the continent of Africa.


(A) they assume to be of
(B) they assume that is of
(C) they assume that is
(D) that they assume is
(E) that they assume it to be



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A is correct
....assume to be .... - correct idiom.
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Archeologists in the Sudan have unearthed a bone of a mammal, one they assume to be of a genus rarely found on the continent of Africa.


(A) they assume to be of
(B) they assume that is of
(C) they assume that is
(D) that they assume is
(E) that they assume it to be
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a straight A.
The others can be crossed this way:
B and C has the same flaw that it's lack of a subject in the "that" clause
E is redundant coz once it uses "that" , "it" is useless.
D is wrong coz " is " also belongs to "that" clause, which makes the clause have two main verbs --> wrong.
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OA is A

OE:

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Spot the Error:
Look for pronouns in the underlined part of the sentence. They indicates that pronouns are likely being tested.

Rule and Fix:
A Pronoun must clearly and correctly refer to only one thing and must agree in gender and number with that thing. They clearly refers to and agrees with Archeologists.

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All choices use they so nothing can be eliminated.

Chunk and Compare:
Compare A and B use assume to be the other choices use assume is. This is an idiom hopefully you have memorized this idiom. The correct idiom is assume to be.

Click here to review the list of common GMAT Idioms.

Eliminate B, C, and D.

Compare A to E.
E uses the pronoun it but A does not. Since it should refer to bones it should be plural. Reread your choice:
Choose A.
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We are seriously testing some pronouns in this one.

Eliminate D and E since we unneccessary have 3 pronouns in a row, i.e. "one that they".

Eliminate B and C since "that" is unneccessary.

Pick A.
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We are seriously testing some pronouns in this one.

Eliminate D and E since we unneccessary have 3 pronouns in a row, i.e. "one that they".

Eliminate B and C since "that" is unneccessary.

Pick A.
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Totally agree!

Get rid of all the "thats" and we're left with <b>A.</b>
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Isn't in this sentence reporting is done for what archeologists found in Sudan. And as per Manhattan for reporting verbs, that is used. Moreover, can "they assumed to be of" modify noun and the whole phrase stand as a noun phrase for appositive? Because this is an appositive, and I am not sure if appositive can stand by itself without "that" or "which" or any other "wh" word.



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