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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:

• Birds of Northern South America is an identification guidebook by ornithologists Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, and Miguel Lentino.
• It lists the thirty-five hummingbird species found in Suriname.
• The brown violetear is a large hummingbird found in Suriname.
• It is identifiable by its dark violet ear patches and its short, black, straight bill.
• The little hermit is a small hummingbird found in Suriname.
• It is identifiable by its white central tail feathers and its long, black, curved bill.

Which choice most effectively uses information from the notes to emphasize a similarity between the two birds?

A

While each exhibits unique traits of its own, the brown violetear and the little hermit both have black bills.

B

The little hermit is a small hummingbird identifiable by its white central tail feathers and its long, black, curved bill.

C

Though they share several traits in common, the brown violetear is larger than the little hermit.

D

Birds of Northern South America is an expertly compiled guidebook by ornithologists Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, and Miguel Lentino.