(A) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and the strange electromagnetic signals detected hours before the temblor
(B) the upward thrust that threw one man straight into the air, and strange electromagnetic signals were detected hours before the temblor
(C) the upward thrust threw one man straight into the air, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(D) one man was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and hours before the temblor strange electromagnetic signals were detected
(E) one man who was thrown straight into the air by the upward thrust, and strange electromagnetic signals that were detected hours before the temblor
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The correct answer will maintain parallelism in a coordinate series. Three mysteries are mentioned, and the first establishes the form required for the other two members of the series, a noun phrase introduced by the (the unexpected power ...). A, the best choice, correctly uses noun phrases introduced by the for the second and third members of the series (the upward thrust... and the strange electromagnetic signals ...). Choice B substitutes a clause (strange electromagnetic signals were detected...) for the third noun phrase, and C and D use clauses instead of noun phrases for both additional members of the series. E uses two noun phrases, but they are not introduced by the. Furthermore, the phrase one man who ... does not logically identify one of the mysteries.
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