652. Since the movie was released seventeen UFOs have been sighted in the state, which is more than had been sighted in the past ten years together.
(A) which is more than had been sighted
(B) more than had been sighted
(C) more than they had sighted
(D) more than had reported sightings
(E) which is more than had reported sightings
Solution:
Tense + Parallelism
In A and E, “which” incorrectly modifies “state”.
In C, “they” does not have a clear antecedent.
In D, parallelism is violated. “UFO’s have been sighted…more than had reported sightings…”
In B, parallelism is maintained. “UFO’s have been sighted…more than had been sighted…”
Correct tense has been used- “have been sighted” (present perfect continuous) and “had been sighted”; incident of present being compared to past. Hence, B is the best choice.
Hence, B is the best choice.
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(A) which is more than had been sighted
(B) more than had been sighted
(C) more than they had sighted
(D) more than had reported sightings
(E) which is more than had reported sightings
Solution:
Tense + Parallelism
In A and E, “which” incorrectly modifies “state”.
In C, “they” does not have a clear antecedent.
In D, parallelism is violated. “UFO’s have been sighted…more than had reported sightings…”
In B, parallelism is maintained. “UFO’s have been sighted…more than had been sighted…”
Correct tense has been used- “have been sighted” (present perfect continuous) and “had been sighted”; incident of present being compared to past. Hence, B is the best choice.
Hence, B is the best choice.
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