Item — sat-dog

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

The researchers concluded that, in fact, as many as half of the hunters in the groups they studied were female. This finding was a direct challenge to the accepted view that female participation in hunting was negligible.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?

A
This finding was a direct challenge to the accepted view, that female participation in hunting was negligible.
B
This finding directly challenged the accepted view, that female participation in hunting was negligible.
C
This finding directly challenged the accepted view that female participation in hunting was negligible.
D
This finding, a direct challenge to the accepted view, that female participation in hunting was negligible.

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