If only I had chosen a different city to live in ... but why regret the past?
Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

If only I had chosen a different city to live in - but why regret the past?

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If only I had chosen a different city to live in (but why regret the past)?

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Solution

The correct option is A If only I had chosen a different city to live in - but why regret the past?
The given sentence consists of two independent clauses that are related. However, the use of an ellipsis is incorrect, an ellipsis is used to indicate trailing off thought.
An em dash is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. Thus, the correct answer is Option A.
A colon is used to separate two independent clauses when the second illustrates or explains the first whereas, a parentheses is used to add information in a sentence.

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