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This question tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence, below, is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four alternative ways of phrasing the underlined section. Please choose the MOST grammatically correct option.



Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.



(A) that they believe to be of

(B) they believe that it is of

(C) they believe that is

(D) they believe to be of
  

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Well, could you underline the portion for us? Is this what's supposed to be underlined? Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.

  • Well, could you underline the portion for us?
  • Is this what's supposed to be underlined?
  • Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.
  • If you can't underline, then set off the portion with dashes, like this, Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one -- that they believe is - a type previously unknown to science.
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Well, could you underline the portion for us? Is this what's supposed to be underlined?
Astronomers at the Palomar Observatory have discovered a distant supernova explosion, one that they believe is a type previously unknown to science.


If you can't underline, then set off the portion with dashes, like this,

Astronomers at the Paloma

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