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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:42 am
The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females
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by goelmohit2002 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:50 am
IMO B.
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by pandeyvineet24 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:56 am
Should be B,

A and D distort the meaning

The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that .....

Bowerbirds do not get their names from the "Fact", rather from the Bowers. Also "them" has a ambiguous antecedent.

Between B, C and E.
E is in a passive voice.
C uses incorrect modifier
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by vikram_k51 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:34 am
The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females
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Re: bowerbirds

by umaa » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:52 am
madhur_ahuja wrote:The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females

the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females

the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females
A and D are wrong, because bowebirds derive their names from the elaborate bower not from the fact.

C - Changes in meaning
E - Its still happening. Its the bowerbird's behavior. So, Past tense is WRONG.
B uses the present tense correct and is CORRECT
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