Question

Choose the option that best corrects the underlined part of the sentence:
The house had balconies, a well-equipped kitchen and a pretty garden at the back, it was everything Hannah and Ralph were looking for.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. balconies, a well-equipped kitchen and a pretty garden at the back;
• C. balconies and a well-equipped kitchen, and a pretty garden at the back:
• D. balconies, a well-equipped kitchen and a pretty garden at the back -

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

balconies, a well-equipped kitchen and a pretty garden at the back;

The semi colon represents a longer pause than comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. As, the given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected., a semi colon must be used to link them.

A comma is used before coordinate conjunctions that joins two independent clauses whereas, a colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.

An em dash is used to set apart parenthetical phrases or clauses in a sentence.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B.