The best option which describes how diction contributes to a writer's style is: Diction is the language a writer chooses to express an idea. ... writers use the words to convey action, exhibit character, mention attitudes, recognize themes and intimate values.
Answer= C
Usage guide would be most <span>useful in distinguishing where to use their, there, they're.
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The correct answer is actually D), not A.
Although these are independent clauses indeed, the punctuation in A,B, and C is not correct.
Before 'however' there needs to be a semicolon (;). And after however, you have to put a comma. Therefore D is the correct answer.
After a comma there needs to be a pause in reading. Does A sound correct to you if you make a pause before 'however' and not after it? Of course not.