Isotopes in the recently excavated bones of a 14-year-old girl from the Jamestown archaeological site indicate she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.
A)she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.
B)that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.
C)that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's.
D)she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.
E)she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's.
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daughter of a X,not a Y- correct idiom and only A have this format.
A)she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.-correct
B)that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.
C)that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's. - gives a wrong meaning; not correct usage
D)she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.
E)she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's
daughter of a X,not a Y- correct idiom and only A have this format.
A)she had eaten a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant.-correct
B)that she ate a high protein diet, so probably had been the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant.
C)that she had eaten a high protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and not a maidservant's. - gives a wrong meaning; not correct usage
D)she ate a high-protein diet, so was probably the daughter of a gentleman, and had not been a maidservant.
E)she had eaten a high-protein diet, thereby had probably been the daughter of a gentleman, not a maidservant's
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