An extremely rare species of owl, the long-whiskered owlet, was spotte

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An extremely rare species of owl,  the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

A. the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest

B. spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, researchers monitored a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest, where they found the long-whiskered owlet

C. called the long-whiskered owlet, was originally spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring in Peru's northern forest a private conservation area

D. the long-whiskered owlet having been spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, by monitoring researchers at a private conservation area in the forest in northern Peru

E. the long-whiskered owlet, spotted in the wild in Peru's northern forest for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area

nanishora · Accepted Answer

An extremely rare species of owl,  the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

A. the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest correct 
B. spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, researchers monitored a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest, where they found the long-whiskered owlet Missing working verb (spotted - owl did not spot - should be was spotted) - Incorrect 
C. called the long-whiskered owlet, was originally spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring in Peru's northern forest a private conservation area originally, first time redundant- repeats itself. monitoring in Peru's...a private - awkward construction 
D. the long-whiskered owlet having been spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, by monitoring researchers at a private conservation area in the forest in northern Peru having been is not preferred - awkward construction 
E. the long-whiskered owlet, spotted in the wild in Peru's northern forest for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area Missing working verb (spotted - owl did not spot - should be was spotted) - Incorrect

Marcab · Answer

B has issue of dangling modifier.
C has redundancy issue in that it uses "originally" and "first".
D and E don't have verb. Hence run.
Answer must be A.

Let me know if anything remains unclear.

jlgdr · Answer

Nice passage. I like owls

Is (A) then the right answer? It seems to be the best choice among all of them.

arunmandapaka · Answer

Hey guys,

Need some help here.

I am confused between choice A and E.

When "spotted" in itself suggests that its in past tense, why do we need "Was spotted"?

I don't know sounds silly,but it would be great if someone can clarify.

Thanks

anje29 · Answer

An extremely rare species of owl, the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

A. the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest
B. spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, researchers monitored a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest, where they found the long-whiskered owlet
C. called the long-whiskered owlet, was originally spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring in Peru's northern forest  a private conservation area 
D. the long-whiskered owlet having been spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, by monitoring researchers at a private conservation area in the forest in northern Peru
E. the long-whiskered owlet, spotted in the wild in Peru's northern forest for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area

The answer is A , please find the comments :

Structure of the argument :

An extremely rare species of owl , the long-whiskered owlet,    was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers  monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

Sub - Verb Agreement : was is used correct here for the subject An extremely rare species. 
Modifiers : highlighted sentence fragments are modifiers modfying correctly owl and researchers respectively.

A. Correct
B. no verb is present 
C. Modifier error : monitering what ? is far from modyfying phrase
D. no verb is present ;having is not verb 
E. spotted is verb -ed modifier here not verb , therefore sentence lacks the verb.

Divyadisha · Answer

An extremely rare species of owl , the long-whiskered owlet,  was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation  area in  Peru's northern forest.
 The original sentence seems correct due to right S-V pair and right modifier.

B. spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007,  researchers monitored a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest, where they found the long-whiskered owlet .  The sentence is separated by independent sentence through improper punctuation.

C. called the long-whiskered owlet, was originally spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring in Peru's northern forest  a private conservation area 
  'called' doesn't need to be saperated by ','.

D. the long-whiskered owlet having been spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, by monitoring researchers at a private conservation area in the forest in northern Peru  No verb for An extremely rare species of owl

E. the long-whiskered owlet, spotted in the wild in Peru's northern forest for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area.  No verb for An extremely rare species of owl

Senthil1981 · Answer

Besides A, every other choice alters the meaning of the sentence.
Slash out the modifiers and just keep the main sentence.

A. the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest

nitiny · Answer

An extremely rare species of owl, the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

A. the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest
B. spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, researchers monitored a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest, where they found the long-whiskered owlet
C. called the long-whiskered owlet, was originally spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring in Peru's northern forest a private conservation area
D. the long-whiskered owlet having been spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007, by monitoring researchers at a private conservation area in the forest in northern Peru
E. the long-whiskered owlet, spotted in the wild in Peru's northern forest for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area

IMO A

shahsuhailp · Answer

An extremely rare species of owl, the long-whiskered owlet, was spotted in the wild for the first time in 2007 by researchers monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest.

1) Subject: An extremely rare species of owl and corresponding Verb: was spotted --- No SV pair error
2) Modifier 'the long-whisked owlet' correctly modifies the subject (placed correctly and worded correctly) --- No modifier error 
3) Ing Modifier 'monitoring a private conservation area in Peru's northern forest' correctly modifies researchers (placed correctly and worded correctly) --- No modifier error

The original sentence is error free. Answer: A.

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