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More by accident than design, scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence of very large flakes with laser probes that can make precise measurements.

(A) scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence
(B) in recent years scientific field studies have begun to document the existence
(C) scientific field studies have begun to document the existence in recent years
(D) scientific field studies have begun in recent years to document the existence
(E) scientific field studies have begun to document in recent years the existence
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More by accident than design, scientific field studies in recent ye 01 Jan 2017, 19:43
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First - More by accident must modify "scientific studies" than "in recent years".

Second - in recent years must go with the modifier at the start of the sentence, hence must modify documents than scientific studies or existence.

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More by accident than design, scientific field studies in recent ye 10 Apr 2017, 06:04
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More by accident than design, scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence of very large flakes with laser probes that can make precise measurements.

(A) scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence
(B) in recent years scientific field studies have begun to document the existence
(C) scientific field studies have begun to document the existence in recent years
(D) scientific field studies have begun in recent years to document the existence
(E) scientific field studies have begun to document in recent years the existence


(A) scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence
Correct

(B) in recent years scientific field studies have begun to document the existence
modifier should modify scientific field

(C) scientific field studies have begun to document the existence in recent years
recent years should modify scientific field not existence of flakes

(D) scientific field studies have begun in recent years to document the existence
same as C

(E) scientific field studies have begun to document in recent years the existence
same as C
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More by accident than design, scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence of very large flakes with laser probes that can make precise measurements.

(A) scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence
(B) in recent years scientific field studies have begun to document the existence
(C) scientific field studies have begun to document the existence in recent years
(D) scientific field studies have begun in recent years to document the existence
(E) scientific field studies have begun to document in recent years the existence

I go with Option A

(A) scientific field studies in recent years have begun to document the existence
- recent scientific studies have begun to document, correct
(B) in recent years scientific field studies have begun to document the existence
- This implies there was already a hypothesis but was never documented, in recent years studies are documenting
(C) scientific field studies have begun to document the existence in recent years
- Same as B
(D) scientific field studies have begun in recent years to document the existence
- Same as B
(E) scientific field studies have begun to document in recent years the existence
- Same as B
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