Multiple choice

Ecologists feared the American[a]/ eagle might be near extinction[b]/ as there were so few sights of them[c]/ in the last decade.[d]

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'sights' refers to things seen or worth seeing, not instances of seeing something. The correct term is 'sightings' which refers to occasions when something is seen or observed. 'Few sightings of eagles' is the correct usage.