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The cathedrals we considered the most glorious examples of architecture; now lie crumbling.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
The cathedrals we considered the most glorious examples of architecture; now lie crumbling.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words.
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The correct option is A architecture, now
When a sentence comprises of a long subject followed by a verb, a comma should be placed immediately before the verb. Like in the given sentence, the subject is rather long followed by the verb. Therefore, a comma must be used in place of the semi colon. Thus, the correct answer will be Option B.A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted.The hyphen is used to form certain compound terms.
When a sentence comprises of a long subject followed by a verb, a comma should be placed immediately before the verb. Like in the given sentence, the subject is rather long followed by the verb. Therefore, a comma must be used in place of the semi colon. Thus, the correct answer will be Option B.
A semi colon is used between two independent clauses when the coordinating conjunction is omitted.
The hyphen is used to form certain compound terms.
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