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His house had French windows in every room, he wanted to be sure of having fresh air blowing through the interiors.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
His house had French windows in every room, he wanted to be sure of having fresh air blowing through the interiors.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
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The correct option is D room;
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 colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.A comma is used before coordinate conjunctions that joins two independent clauses.An em dash is used to set apart parenthetical phrases or clauses in a sentence. Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
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 colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.
A comma is used before coordinate conjunctions that joins two independent clauses.
An em dash is used to set apart parenthetical phrases or clauses in a sentence.
Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
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