A problem with 'it'.
However, in his treatise The Descent of Man and much to the dismay of his contemporaries, it is apparent that Darwin (1871) viewed the evolution of bipedalism as inherently intractable. This view is one which is still held by contemporary biological anthropologists today; in particular, there appears to be scant scientific agreement on its evolution; in particular, if it evolved from a knuckle-walking ape-like terrestrial or arboreal ancestor {ref}. It is thought, therefore, that understanding its evolution in the late Miocene homininae serves as a quasi-proxy for researchers to understand its in anatomically modern humans and remains the principal foci of evolutionary biology today.
Is it clear that 'it' and 'its' in the sentences above refer to 'evolution of bipedalism' in the first sentence? Or is it not clear what 'it' and 'its' are referring to?
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"It" is bipedalism, not the evolution of bipedalism. That is perfectly clear. The last "its" should be "it".
- "It" is bipedalism, not the evolution of bipedalism.
- That is perfectly clear.
- The last "its" should be "it".
- "Foci" is plural.
- I expected "focus" or "one of the foci", especially with "remains".
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"It" is bipedalism, not the evolution of bipedalism. That is perfectly clear. The last "its" should be "it". "Foci" is plural. I expected "focus" or "one of the foci", especially with "remains". The first "and" should be in roman. "Still", "contemporary" and "today" are redundant together. It is not clear what "therefore" refers to; it seems unneeded.
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