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Elise loved baking elaborate confections; she wanted to be a professional chef.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
Elise loved baking elaborate confections; she wanted to be a professional chef.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
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The correct option is A NO CHANGE
A semi colon is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. The given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected, so a semi colon must be used to link them. Thus, the correct answer is Option A.
Option B - A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.Option C - A comma is used before a conjunction that connects two independent clausesOption D - An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.
A semi colon is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. The given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected, so a semi colon must be used to link them. Thus, the correct answer is Option A.
Option B - A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.
Option C - A comma is used before a conjunction that connects two independent clauses
Option D - An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.
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