Hello -

This is related to a CAT question I ran into a few days ago (SC):

"Found even in ancient Egyptian mummies, the parasitic Guinea worm became the focus of a global public health campaign in 1986; this species of parasite has declined for two decades, and may finally be eradicated from the earth by 2010"

A. Same
B. Being the focus of a global public health campaign since 1986 and found even in ancient Egyptian mummies; the population of the parasitic Guinea worm has
C. Having been the focus of a global public health campaign in 1986, it was found even in ancient Egyptian mummies; the frequency of the parasitic Guinea worm
D. Being found even in ancient Egyptian mummies and having been the focus of a global public health campaign since 1986, the frequency of the parasitic Guinea worm
E. Having been found even in ancient Egyptian mummies and being the focus of a global public health campaign since 1986, the parasitic Guinea worm species

I agree that B-E are wrong but I was thrown out by "this species of parasite" on answer "A". I would have written "this specie of parasite" or "These species of parasites".

Thoughts?
Thx,
Bernardo

The word "species" is either singular or plural depending on its usage. The singular form is NOT specie.

This species of rabbits has darker fur than all the other species of rabbits.

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Ben Ku
Instructor
ManhattanGMAT