Prompted by observations of seemingly related species in neighboring locales that he made during his five-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin conceived his theory of natural selection in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors.
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A in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
B in which all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors over time
C whereby over time all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
D whereby all species have evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
E whereby all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
OA after discussion
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Prompted by observations of seemingly related species in neighboring locales that he made during his five-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin conceived his theory of natural selection in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors.
A in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
B in which all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors over time
C whereby over time all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
D whereby all species have evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
E whereby all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
IMO: A
A in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
B in which all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors over time
C whereby over time all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
D whereby all species have evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
E whereby all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
IMO: A
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[email protected] wrote:Prompted by observations of seemingly related species in neighboring locales that he made during his five-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin conceived his theory of natural selection in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors.
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A in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
B in which all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors over time - misplaced adverbial modifier.
C whereby over time all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
D whereby all species have evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
E whereby all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
OA after discussion
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IMO E
Please let know the OA
Please let know the OA
[email protected] wrote:Prompted by observations of seemingly related species in neighboring locales that he made during his five-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin conceived his theory of natural selection in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors.
Choices
A in which all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
B in which all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors over time
C whereby over time all species evolve from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
D whereby all species have evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
E whereby all species evolved over time from a single ancestor or very few common ancestors
OA after discussion
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A/B - the usage of 'in which' seems to convey that species evolved in his theory - gives wrong meaning.
C - evolve - wrong tense
D - have evolved - same error as above
E - whereby - also means 'through which' - this seems more appropriate
IMO E.
C - evolve - wrong tense
D - have evolved - same error as above
E - whereby - also means 'through which' - this seems more appropriate
IMO E.
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