Sentence Correction

Hailed as a key discovery in the science of evolution, the fossils of a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence of a possible link in the evolutionary chain from water-based to land-based organisms.


the fossils of a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence of

a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provides fossils that are evidence

a large scaly creature, whose fossils resemble both a fish and a land-animal, provides evidence of

the fossils of a large scaly creature, which resembles both a fish and a land-animal, provides evidence of

the fossils of a large scaly creature resemble both a fish and a land-animal and provide evidence of

himu wrote:Hailed as a key discovery in the science of evolution, the fossils of a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence of a possible link in the evolutionary chain from water-based to land-based organisms.


the fossils of a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provide evidence of

a large scaly creature resembling both a fish and a land-animal provides fossils that are evidence

a large scaly creature, whose fossils resemble both a fish and a land-animal, provides evidence of

the fossils of a large scaly creature, which resembles both a fish and a land-animal, provides evidence of

the fossils of a large scaly creature resemble both a fish and a land-animal and provide evidence of

HAILED AS...EVOLUTION should modifiy FOSSILS not CREATURE. As per the meaning, Creature is not hailed as key discovery - its the FOSSILS. drop B/C

D - FOSSILS....PROVIDES (wrong sibject-verb)
E - RESEMBLE....AND PROVIDE use of two verbs suggest that RESEMBLING AND PROVIDING are two different activities, but as per the original sentence, FOSSILS THAT RESEMBLE FISH AND LAND ANIMAL PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF XXXX. Meaning, the discovers may have found many fossils, but they are interested in fossils that resemble fish and land animal. These fossils provide evidence of link.

IMO A

IMO A ! Same reasons as patanjali

Yes u r correct.
The OA is A

But can someone pls throw more light on why it should be the FOSSILS & no the CREATURE?
I mean I understand the meaning here...but the < large scaly creature> can also be discovered NOW since this has happened a long time ago as Tommy mentioned ?