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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Dinosaur fossil specimens can be found at science museums all over the world.
• A dinosaur fossil specimen nicknamed Stan is housed at the Black Hills Institute in Hill City, South Dakota.
• Stan, a Tyrannosaurus, lived in the Late Cretaceous period.
• A dinosaur fossil specimen nicknamed Horridus is housed at the Melbourne Museum in Melbourne, Australia.
• Horridus, a Triceratops, lived in the Late Cretaceous period.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two dinosaur fossil specimens. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Both the Tyrannosaurus fossil specimen Stan and the Triceratops fossil specimen Horridus lived in the Late Cretaceous period.

B

While the Tyrannosaurus fossil specimen Stan is in Hill City, South Dakota, the Triceratops fossil specimen Horridus is in Melbourne, Australia.

C

Dinosaur fossil specimens can be found at science museums all over the world, including in Hill City, South Dakota, and Melbourne, Australia.

D

The Black Hills Institute is home to Stan, a Tyrannosaurus fossil specimen from the Late Cretaceous period.