Verbal doubts

nishantgauttam

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1. Sentence- The domestication of the camel, thought by some scholars to have occurred around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.

I think "thought by some scholars to have occurred" is an adjective modifier which should modify domestication instead of camel

A) Is the sentence correct?
B) The camel's domestication, thought by some scholars to have occurred around the twelfth century B.C., was the key to the development of the spice trade in the ancient world.

which one is correct A or B?

2. Which of the followings are correct

a) These questions seem pretty simple.
b) These questions seem to be pretty simple.
 
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