Who said I am waiting for you? Which human could have possibly said that, not sure why I am writing this but have a good day.
<span>The correct answer is b. The sea calmed, but no boats left shore. Option a is incorrect because there are unnecessary commas between the noun and its verb ("sea, calmed" and "boats, left"). Option c is incorrect because when using a semi colon, the phrases on both sides of it should be able to stand alone. While "the sea calmed" can work by itself, "but no boats, left shore" cannot, thus rendering the semi colon incorrect. Additionally, there is an unnecessary comma between the noun "boats" and the verb "left." Finally, option d is incorrect because there should be a comma before the conjunction "but."</span>
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If you are taking a test on a passage and you already read the passage, a great strategy would be to look at text features, annotate the passage, and ask questions to yourself about the passage.
D. where did the poet live around the time the poem was written