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The superb lyrebird is known for the producing of elaborate songs : Sentence Correction (SC)

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Apr 4 at 01:30am

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The superb lyrebird is known for the producing of elaborate songs, including astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, which it often uses as part of a complex courtship ritual.


A. the producing of elaborate songs, including astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, which it often uses as part of a complex courtship ritual

B. producing elaborate songs, which are often used as part of a complex courtship ritual and can include astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes

C. their elaborate songs, which can include both astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, and also is used as part of a complex courtship ritual

D. its elaborate songs and astounding mimicry of both other birds as well as non-bird animals such as dingoes, which are often used as part of a complex courtship ritual

E. the elaborate songs, which they produce, often being used as a part of a complex courtship ritual, including an astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes



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Apr 4 at 02:14am

Bunuel wrote:The superb lyrebird is known for the producing of elaborate songs, including astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, which it often uses as part of a complex courtship ritual.


A. the producing of elaborate songs, including astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, which it often uses as part of a complex courtship ritual

B. producing elaborate songs, which are often used as part of a complex courtship ritual and can include astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes

C. their elaborate songs, which can include both astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes, and also is used as part of a complex courtship ritual

D. its elaborate songs and astounding mimicry of both other birds as well as non-bird animals such as dingoes, which are often used as part of a complex courtship ritual

E. the elaborate songs, which they produce, often being used as a part of a complex courtship ritual, including an astounding mimicry of other birds and even non-bird animals such as dingoes


(A) dingoes, which it often uses as part of a complex courtship ritual - Incorrect.
(C) their - Proun antecedent missing.
(D) dingoes, which are often used as part of a complex courtship ritual - Non sensical
(E) they - Proun antecedent missing.

Hence, Correct Answer must be (B)

Apr 4 at 07:08am

D is also wrong bc it uses "both birds as well as..." whereas the idiom is "both X and Y" IMO

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