6.Choose the correct revision of the following fragment: Ex: Olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week. To buy a pl
ane ticket to Paris. A. Olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week, to buy a plane ticket to Paris.
B. Olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week; to buy a plane ticket to Paris. C. Olivia has been saving part of her paycheck every week to buy a plane ticket to Paris. D. Olivia has been saving part of her paycheck. Every week to buy a plane ticket to Paris
In revision A, if you read the sentence out loud you will see that it doesn't flow very well.
In revision B, the semicolon is used incorrectly. Semicolons are used to connect two independent clauses. The second sentence (the one after the semicolon) is actually a dependent clause since it's a sentence that can't stand on its own.
Explanation: Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.
