The correct answer is: [B]: "semicolon" .
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<u>Note</u>:
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Choice: [A]: "comma" — is INCORRECT. Note that placing a "comma" would result in an error known as "comma splice".
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Choice: [C]: "period" — is INCORRECT. Note that placing a "period" would be incorrect. Doing so would result in a new sentence that does not begin with a capital letter.
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Choice: [D]: "no punctuation is needed" —is INCORRECT. Note that if the statement were left alone, the statement would be a "<u>run-on sentence</u>".
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The correct answer is: [B]: "semicolon". If a new sentence could be formed; and if the ideas could connect; it is acceptable to place a "semicolon" between the "two potential statements to form one statement" ; and to NOT CAPITALIZE the first word of the "second [potential sentence]" —<u>unless</u> that "[second potential sentence] begins with a proper pronoun.
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The correct answer is B. <span>I am running in a charity race next month.
The progressive verb is "running". All of the other sentences have simple verbs.</span>
Answer:
1. Henry admires Elisa's chrysanthemums.
2. Henry tells Elisa that he wants to go to dinner in town later.
3. A horse-and-donkey-pulled wagon pulls up to the house.
4. The man asks about the plants Elisa is growing.
5. Elisa gives the man the chrysanthemum sprouts and a pot.
6. Elisa bathes and gets dressed to go out.
7. Elisa and Henry head to town in the car.
8. Disa sees the chrysanthemum sprouts on the roadside.
9. Elisa turns up her coat collar and cries.
Explanation:
The story tells the adventures of Elisa, a woman who is planting and taking care of chrysanthemums in her garden. While she is gardening, she sees her husband Henry talking to some men, then, he admires her flowers, tells her that he'd like to go out for dinner later, and then goes away. Then, a wagon pulls in front of her house, and the man driving it asks the woman about the plants she's growing. She gives him some sprouts. Later on, she heads to town with her husband in the car and sees the chrysanthemums she gave to the man thrown on the road. Finally, she turns up her coat collar and cries.
