Slaughtered by the million, passenger pigeons became extinct. ??
1. Slaughtered by the million, passenger pigeons became extinct in the early part of twentieth century.

or

2. Slaughtered in a million, passenger pigeons became extinct in the early part of twentieth century

Neither the first nor the second sentence are not correct, are they?

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Slaughtered by the million, passenger pigeons became extinct. ??
1. Slaughtered by the million, passenger pigeons became extinct in the early part of twentieth century.

or

2. Slaughtered in a million, passenger pigeons became extinct in the early part of twentieth century

Neither the first nor the second sentence are not correct, are they?

Answer

2 is almost correct;
Slaughtered by the millions, passenger pigeons became extinct in the early part of the twentieth century.

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Neither of these sentences are correct. I believe, the correct one will be: Slaughtered to the number of million etc ( and no comma needed).

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