Answer: The three correct options are:
1.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival; she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.
3.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, and she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet
4.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival. She ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.
Explanation: 1. Use a semicolon between two closely related independent clauses. 3. Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction such as <em>and, but, or, & yet. </em>4. Separate the two clauses into two sentences. Use a period at the end of the first sentence. Start the new sentence with a capital letter.
2. Is incorrect. It is an example of a "comma splice" where a comma is used instead of the other correct options.
Answer:
Answer: Nobody can change their identity.
Explanation:
Answer:
The first response
Explanation:
The first response is the only claim that makes sense. To check, let's use the process of elimination.
Second: Calling the scientists' surveys unsophisticated is irrelevant and does not prove that the original claim is correct.
Third: This option does not address the points made by the counterclaim and instead pushes the original idea. It is important to remember that it is supposed to be a response, not a new statement.
Fourth: This response gives up on the original idea and ends the debate, with the counterclaim winning.
The first one "I'm confused," Jim said, "is it safe? Or not?"
