Shilpi85 wrote:
The figure of the jaguar, being a recurrent symbol within Olmec art, is prominent among the hieroglyphics inscribed on a monument that was discovered in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
(A) being a recurrent symbol within
(B) a symbol having recurred within
(c) a recurring symbol in
(D) having been a symbol that recurred in
(E) recurring as it is, a symbol in
(A) being a recurrent symbol within
(B) a symbol having recurred within
(c) a recurring symbol in
(D) having been a symbol that recurred in
(E) recurring as it is, a symbol in
Being is not required here. We can modify without being. A out.
C is concise and apt.
Rest all are wordy. Having/recurring as it is/a symbol having