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

The scientists concluded that the __changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction. __

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A
changes, in the environment, on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.
B
changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam, were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.
C
changes in the environment, on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence, of the dam’s construction.
D
changes in the environment on the banks of the Provo River downstream of the Jordanelle Dam were not necessarily the direct consequence of the dam’s construction.

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