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1.Archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of his team's discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton in his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind.
A.Archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of his team's discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton in his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind.
B.In his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of the discovery by his team of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton.
C.Writing the award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, archaeologist Donald Johanson chronicled the discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton by his team.
D.The discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton was chronicled in the award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, being written by the archaeologist Donald Johanson.
E.In his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of his team's discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton.
A.Archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of his team's
discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton
in his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind.
This choice illogically suggests that the discovery took place in the book.
B.In his award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, archaeologist Donald Johanson wrote of the discovery by his
team of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton.
Team of 3.2 million skeleton. Try to place prep. phrases close to the known it modifies.
C.
Writing the award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, archaeologist Donald Johanson
chronicled the discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton by his team.
writings and chronicle provide the same meaning and hence provide a case of redundancy.
D.The discovery of a 3.2 million-year-old skeleton was chronicled in the award-winning book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, being written by the archaeologist Donald Johanson.
The same error is present here also. Moreover, this choice also uses passive, which generally should be avoided.
E is correct. All the issues have been resolved.
Good question.