Question

After the land had been stripped of its natural vegetation, the ecological balance of the plains was destroyed, (6) leaving nothing to hold the soil , when the rains dried up and the winds came in the 1930s.
Read the passage underlined (6). There may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’

A) leaving nothing to hold the soil when the rains, dried up and the winds came
B) leaving nothing, to hold the soil when the rains dried up and the winds came
C) leaving nothing to hold the soil when the rains dried up and the winds came
D) Correct as is.

Answer 1

Answer:

it is C because the line "leaving nothing to hold the soil , when the rains dried up and the winds came" does not need a comma

Answer 2

Answer:c

Explanation: