Question

While Sara was traveling in England; she met an interesting old man. Choose the answer that is the most effective substitute for the underlined part of the sentence. If no substitute is necessary, choose ‘Leave as is.’
a. in England. She met

b. in England, she met

c. in England she met

d. Leave as is.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. in England, she met

Explanation:

In this scenario, the semi colon should be correctly substituted for a comma. A comma is a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause in a sentence. Comma are used in a variety of ways. However, the way or usage applied in this case is the use of comma after introductory clauses/phrases or words that comes before the main clause. Here the introductory clause was "While Sara was traveling in England". So, the comma is placed after England to create a pause and then allow for the follow up statement to flow with the introductory statement.