OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
About 99% of Madagascar's frog species, like the mantella frog and the tomato frog, are endemic to the island.A. species, like the mantella frog and the tomato frog, are endemic to the island
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This answer choice uses like to introduce examples of frog species. When introducing examples, the word like should be replaced by the more appropriate such as.B. species are endemic to the island, such as the mantella frog and the tomato frog
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While this answer choice corrects the original mistake by replacing like with the more appropriate such as, it is illogical as the two examples of frog species no longer appear after the words frog species. In this answer choice, the mantella frog and the tomato frog are two examples of the island rather than Madagascar's frog species.C. species, such as the mantella frog and the tomato frog, are endemic to the island
This answer choice corrects the original stylistic mistake by replacing like with such as.D. species are endemic to the island, like the mantella frog and the tomato frog
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This answer choice repeats the original mistake: it uses like to introduce examples of frog species. When introducing examples, the word like should be replaced by the more appropriate such as.
Also, this answer choice is illogical as the two examples of frog species no longer appear after the words frog species. In this answer choice, the mantella frog and the tomato frog are two examples of the island rather than Madagascar's frog species.E. species, like the mantella and tomato frog, are endemic to the island
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original mistake: it uses like to introduce examples of frog species. When introducing examples, the word like should be replaced by the more appropriate such as.