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Expression of IdeasHardSynthesis: acknowledging a counterpoint

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Mary Anning found the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton in 1811–12. - Her brother Joseph found the skull a year before she found the rest of the skeleton. - Anning was 12 when she uncovered the body. - The find is usually credited to Anning alone. - Joseph later left fossil-hunting to become an upholsterer.

The student wants to credit Anning with the ichthyosaur find while acknowledging her brother's part. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Although her brother Joseph had found the skull a year earlier, it was Anning, aged 12, who uncovered the rest of the ichthyosaur skeleton in 1811–12.Correct
  2. B. The find is usually credited to Anning alone.
  3. C. Joseph later became an upholsterer.
  4. D. Anning was 12 when she uncovered the body.

Answer: A. Although her brother Joseph had found the skull a year earlier, it was Anning, aged 12, who uncovered the rest of the ichthyosaur skeleton in 1811–12.

Joseph's skull, Anning's skeleton: credit with acknowledgement.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The find is usually credited to Anning alone.
States the usual credit without the brother's part.
C. Joseph later became an upholsterer.
Irrelevant to the find.
D. Anning was 12 when she uncovered the body.
Anning alone, without the acknowledgement.

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