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"Researchers found that the coral was thriving in acidic water. This challenged the consensus. The consensus held that acidification was uniformly lethal."

Which version most effectively uses subordination to show that the discovery was significant precisely because it contradicted the prevailing theory?

  1. Researchers found the coral thriving in acidic water, which challenged the consensus, and the consensus held that acidification was uniformly lethal.
  2. Although the consensus held that acidification was uniformly lethal, researchers found the coral thriving in acidic water, a discovery that challenged it.
  3. Researchers found the coral thriving in acidic water; the consensus, which it challenged, held that acidification was uniformly lethal.
  4. Researchers, finding the coral thriving in acidic water and challenging the consensus, held that acidification was uniformly lethal.

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