The peacock's tail was blue and green, his body was an iridescent blue.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

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Solution

The correct option is C green;
The semi colon represents a longer pause than comma. It is used to separate clauses which are loosely connected in thought. As, the given sentence consists of clauses that are not strongly connected., a semi colon must be used to link them. Thus, the correct answer is Option C
Option A - A colon is used between sentences grammatically correct but closely related.
Option B - A dash is used to connect related concepts to one another.
Option D is incorrect. A comma is used before a conjunction that joins two independent clauses.

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The peacock's tail was blue and green, his body was an iridescent blue.Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

The peacock's tail was blue and green, his body was an iridescent blue.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.