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The land was beautiful: the land was green.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
The land was beautiful: the land was green.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
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The correct option is A beautiful;
A semi colon represents a longer pause than a comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. 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.The usage of an em dash will also be incorrect, it is used to set apart parenthetical phrases and clauses in a sentence.An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
A semi colon represents a longer pause than a comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. 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.
The usage of an em dash will also be incorrect, it is used to set apart parenthetical phrases and clauses in a sentence.
An ellipsis can be used to represent a trailing of thought.
Thus, the correct answer is Option B.
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