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Expression of Ideas / Rhetorical Synthesis Difficulty: Medium

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

Iranian scholar Abu Rayhan al-Biruni studied Earth’s physical features.
He theorized that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.
Al-Biruni published his landmass theory in 1037 CE.

The student wants to specify when al-Biruni published his landmass theory. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

In 1037 CE, al-Biruni published his theory that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.

Al-Biruni, who studied Earth’s physical features, published a theory about a large landmass.

Al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar who studied Earth’s physical features.

An Iranian scholar who studied Earth’s physical features, al-Biruni theorized that a large landmass existed west of Europe and east of Asia.

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Explanation

Choice A is the best answer. The sentence specifies when al-Biruni published his landmass theory, indicating that it was published in the year 1037 CE.

Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence notes that al-Biruni published a landmass theory, it doesn’t specify when the theory was published. Choice C is incorrect. The sentence identifies al-Biruni as a scholar of Earth’s physical features; it doesn’t specify when he published his landmass theory. Choice D is incorrect. The sentence describes al-Biruni’s landmass theory; it doesn’t specify when the theory was published.