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Question
Fossils of a whale that beached on an African shore more than a million years ago and was subsequently butchered by hominids have been recovered by paleontologists.
Option A:
that beached on an African shore more than a million years ago and was subsequently butchered by hominids have
Option B:
that beached on an African shore more than a million years ago and then was subsequently butchered by hominids has
Option C:
that beached on an African shore more than a million years ago, which was subsequently butchered by hominids, has
Option D:
having been beached on an African shore more than a million years ago and subsequently butchered by hominids, have
Option E:
having beached on an African shore more than a million years ago and then subsequently were butchered by hominids have
Difficulty Level
EasySolution
Option A is the correct answer.
Option Analysis
Concept tested: SVA, Modifiers
A) Correct Answer
B) Incorrect usage of the verb “has” which is singular, corresponding to fossils which is plural.
C) Same as B
D) Incorrect usage of the v+ing modifier “having” as we need a modifier to just modify the word “fossils”.
E) Same as D.
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