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by mundasingh123 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:58 pm
The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

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The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because

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The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because
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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and

species classification or classification of species
isnt species classification awkward
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by killer1387 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:23 am
The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

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The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because---"that" modifies reason--reject

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The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that---"that" modifies reason and sentence indicates a word to be a system---reject

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because--correct
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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because-- ambiguous meaning: system....based on ; species....based on ----reject

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and--construction "....based on X and Y and Z alters the intended meaning---reject

Guys please do comment how u evaluate the use of construction The reason that X is that Y
and yeah what's the OA??

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by singh181 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:36 am
mundasingh123 wrote:The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

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The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because
"reason" and "because" together --> redundant
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The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that
"word" cannt be "system"
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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because Correct
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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because "that" modifies "species". Changes meaning

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and
species classification or classification of species
isnt species classification awkward
Changes the intent of the sentence. intent of the sentence is offer the explanation of origin of "Cladistics"


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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:41 am
killer1387 wrote:The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

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The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because---"that" modifies reason--reject

(2)

The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that---"that" modifies reason and sentence indicates a word to be a system---reject

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because--correct
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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because-- ambiguous meaning: system....based on ; species....based on ----reject

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The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and--construction "....based on X and Y and Z alters the intended meaning---reject

Guys please do comment how u evaluate the use of construction The reason that X is that Y
and yeah what's the OA??
whats wrong with system ... based on ?
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by killer1387 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:19 am
mundasingh123 wrote:
killer1387 wrote:The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

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The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because---"that" modifies reason--reject

(2)

The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that---"that" modifies reason and sentence indicates a word to be a system---reject

(3)

The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because--correct
(4)
The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because-- ambiguous meaning: system....based on ; species....based on ----reject

(5)

The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and--construction "....based on X and Y and Z alters the intended meaning---reject

Guys please do comment how u evaluate the use of construction The reason that X is that Y
and yeah what's the OA??
whats wrong with system ... based on ?
The problem is with species...based on, this is also a meaning implied other than system ... based on hence ambiguous.

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by saketk » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:01 am
mundasingh123 wrote:The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

(1)The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because

(2)The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that

(3)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because

(4)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because

(5)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and

species classification or classification of species
isnt species classification awkward
IMO C
The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because

Also the use of words 'System of species classification' is correct... cladistics is referring to the system which does species classification..

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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:39 am
saketk wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because it is derived from the ancient Greek klados meaning branch.

(1)The reason that the word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is because

(2)The reason that the word cladistics is a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms is that

(3)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because

(4)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system for the classification of species that is based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms because

(5)The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the relationships and evolutionary ancestry of groups of organisms and

species classification or classification of species
isnt species classification awkward
IMO C
The word cladistics was chosen to refer to a system of species classification based on the evolutionary ancestry and relationships of groups of organisms because

Also the use of words 'System of species classification' is correct... cladistics is referring to the system which does species classification..
How can you tell whether the species classification is correct
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