Answer: Power over their husbands
Explanation: Based on the above quote, what women in "The Wife of Bath's Tale", desire most is <u><em>power over their husbands</em></u>. This is one of the tales from "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The knight who answers was condemned by the Queen to be beheaded or study women for a whole year to learn what they desire most. He is asked after the year and being his answer correct he is freed from being beheaded.
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Depending on the sentence content, there are four ways to puncuate a compound sentence with two independent clauses -
Use a semicolon
Use a semicolon and a transition word (however, therefore)
Use a colon
Use a comma and coordinating conjunction (and, but, for)
The answer is D, Assuage.
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