Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Turn-of-the-century magician Harry Houdini claimed, for his

This helped me understand the correct usageof

X claims to be Y andX claims Z is Y .

X claims to be Y (and variations)
Laney claims to be an expert snowboarder.
Dr. Smith claims to be the inventor of the widget.
Company X claims to have been first to market.

X claims Z is Y (and variations)
Leo claims vanilla is the best ice cream flavor.
Vanilla is the ice cream flavor Leo claims is best.
Lydia claims the rumor is untrue.
The company unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest camcorder.

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