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Paleontologists at the Montbrook fossil dig typically find the isolated bones and teeth of prehistoric mammals buried at regular intervals; the location of these fossils is evidence favoring the hypothesis of a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacier that scattered the mammals’ remains after the decay of their soft tissue.
(A) favoring the hypothesis of a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacier that
(B) that favors the hypothesis of a prehistoric river that was fed by a nearby glacier and that
(C) favoring the hypothesis that a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacier
(D) in favor of the hypothesis that a prehistoric river was fed by a nearby glacier and that
(E) of favor for the hypothesis of a nearby glacier that fed a prehistoric river and
(A) favoring the hypothesis of a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacier that
(B) that favors the hypothesis of a prehistoric river that was fed by a nearby glacier and that
(C) favoring the hypothesis that a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacier
(D) in favor of the hypothesis that a prehistoric river was fed by a nearby glacier and that
(E) of favor for the hypothesis of a nearby glacier that fed a prehistoric river and
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Experts' Global Official Explanation:
Verb Forms + Idioms + Grammatical Construction + Meaning + Redundancy/Awkwardness
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that the location of the prehistoric mammal fossils is evidence favoring the hypothesis that a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacierscattered the mammals’ remains.
- • “Hypothesis that” is a correct, idiomatic construction.
• Any elements linked by a conjunction (“and” in this sentence) must be parallel.
A. Trap. This answer choice incorrectly modifies “glacier” with “that scattered the mammals’ remains…”,incorrectly implying that the glacier itself scattered the remains; the intended meaning is that that the river fed by the glacier scattered the mammals’ remains. Further, Option A incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “hypothesis of” rather than the idiomatic construction “hypothesis that”; please remember, “hypothesis that” is a correct, idiomatic construction.
B. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between “that was fed by a nearby glacier” and “that scattered the mammals’ remains…”; please remember, any elements linked by a conjunction (“and” in this sentence) must be parallel. Further, Option B incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “hypothesis of” rather than the idiomatic construction “hypothesis that”; please remember, “hypothesis that” is a correct, idiomatic construction.
C. Correct. This answer choice correctly modifies the noun phrase “a prehistoric river” with the verb modifier “fed by a nearby glacier” and the verb phrase “scattered the mammals’ remains…”, conveying the intended meaning- that the location of the prehistoric mammal fossils is evidence favoring the hypothesis that a prehistoric river fed by a nearby glacierscattered the mammals’ remains. Further, Option C avoids the parallelism error seen in Options B and D, as it does not employ any conjunctions. Additionally, Option C correctly uses the idiomatic construction “hypothesis that”. Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
D. Trap. This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between “that a prehistoric river was fed by a nearby glacier” and “that scattered the mammals’ remains…”; please remember, any elements linked by a conjunction (“and” in this sentence) must be parallel. Further, Option D suffers from a pronoun error, as in the pronoun phrase “and that scattered…” the pronoun “that” has no clear antecedent. Additionally, Option D uses the needlessly wordy phrase “evidence in favor of”, leading to awkwardness.
E. This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “that fed a prehistoric river and scattered”; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies the glacier itself scattered the remains; the intended meaning is that that the river fed by the glacier scattered the mammals’ remains. Further, Option C incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction “hypothesis of” rather than the idiomatic construction “hypothesis that”; please remember, “hypothesis that” is a correct, idiomatic construction.
C is the best answer choice.
