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Mother Teresa ran hospices and homes for people with serious diseases, soup kitchens, dispensaries and mobile clinics: she received numerous awards for her work.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

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clinics,
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clinics;
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clinics ...
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NO CHANGE
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Solution

The correct option is B clinics;
Compound sentences are those which contain more than one subject or predicate. Semicolon is used to show bigger separation when there is already comma within a sentence for smaller separations. The given sentence already has commas to show smaller separations in a list of items thus semi colon should be used after them to show bigger separation.Thus, option B is correct.

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