196. It is possible that Native Americans originally have migrated to the Western Hemisphere over a
bridge of land that once existed between Siberia and Alaska.
(A) have migrated to the Western Hemisphere over a bridge of land that once existed
(B) were migrating to the Western Hemisphere over a bridge of land that existed once
(C) migrated over a bridge of land to the Western Hemisphere that once existed
(D) migrated to the Western Hemisphere over a bridge of land that once existed
(E) were migrating to the Western Hemisphere over a bridge of land existing once
Choice D, the best answer, correctly uses the past-tense verb forms migrated and existed to refer to actions
completed in' the past. Choices A, B, and E present incorrect verb forms for expressing simple past action,
and existing once in E is imprecise. Although choice C manages the correct tense, it misplaces the sentence
elements so as to suggest that the Western Hemisphere once existed between Siberia and Alaska.