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Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

The first sentence in the passage explains the importance of bees in the ecosystem. The second sentence describes the process of how bees make honey. The third sentence describes a particular type of bee, the bumblebee, and the fourth sentence describes a problem that bumblebees are facing.

Which of the following is the most effective way to combine the third and fourth sentences in the passage?

A
Bumblebees, a particular type of bee, are facing a problem: the loss of their natural habitat.
B
Bumblebees, which are a particular type of bee, are facing a problem: the loss of their natural habitat.
C
Bumblebees, which are facing a problem: the loss of their natural habitat, are a particular type of bee.
D
A particular type of bee, the bumblebee, are facing a problem: the loss of their natural habitat.

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