Question

Over the last few years, there has been a radical change in the village's population ... most people under the age of 35 have migrated to nearby cities.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

• A. population;
• B. population,
• C. population.
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

The correct option is A population;

The given sentence describes the radical changes in the village over the years.The punctuation semi colon (;) is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted.

Option B - A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses.

Option C - A period is used only at the end of a declaratory sentence and not in between.

Option D - An ellipsis (…) is a set of three dots indicating an omission. This punctuation is not required in the given sentence.

Thus, the most suitable answer will be Option A.