Question

3 which option below corrects the grammatical mistakes in the following sentence? original: the archaeologist discovered something amazing there was a fossilized dinosaur egg, intact. the archaeologist discovered something amazing there was an intact fossilized dinosaur egg the archaeologist discovered something amazing there was a fossilized, dinosaur egg, intact the archaeologist discovered something amazing there was a fossilized dinosaur egg intact the archaeologist discovered something amazing, there was a fossilized dinosaur egg intact

Explanation:

The original sentence is a run - on. It should be separated into two independent clauses with a proper punctuation. The correct form is to use a colon to introduce the amazing discovery after "amazing". Also, the adjective "intact" should be placed before the noun phrase "fossilized dinosaur egg" for better syntax. The first option corrects these issues. It separates the two ideas with a colon and properly arranges the words.

Answer:

The archaeologist discovered something amazing: there was an intact fossilized dinosaur egg.