(A) did not doubt whether the body recovered from the river was
(B) have no doubt whether the body recovered from the river was
(C) had not doubted that the body recovered from the river was
(D) have no doubt whether the body recovered from the river was that of
(E) had no doubt that the body recovered from the river was that of
Solution:
OG Solution: Diction
When doubt is used in a negative context such as there is no doubt or he does not doubt, it should be followed by that. That also introduces a clause following doubt in questions. In other contexts, whether or if should be used to introduce a clause following doubt: I doubt whether he will dome.
The investigators saw the report and then drew a conclusion; to maintain the proper sequence of verbs, the simple past tense should be used for the main verb of this sentence. A dead body cannot be a man; the body is that of a man.
(A) Whether should be that; the body is that of a man
(B) Incorrect use of present verb have instead of had; whether should be that; the body is that of a man
(C) Incorrect use of past perfect verb had not doubted instead of did not doubt; the body is that of a man
(D) Incorrect use of present verb have instead of had, whether should be that
(E) Correct. In this sentence, had no doubt is the proper tense and is correctly followed by that; that of is used to refer to the body of a man.
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