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Writing>Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct.If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Beluga whales,which are also called sea canaries because of their high-pitched chirps and gregarious natures, are the only animals known mimicking the sounds of human speech spontaneously. No error

(A) which are
(B) because of
(C) known mimicking
(D) of human
(E) No error

答案和解析

答案：C

解析：

The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there is unidiomatic phrasing. The present participle "mimicking" should be replaced with the infinitive form of the verb, "to mimic," to form the correct idiomatic expression "known to mimic."