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Difficulty: MediumSemicolons

In the sentence below, a portion is underlined:

The museum's new digital archive is incredibly detailed; nevertheless, many visitors still prefer browsing the physical card catalog.

Which of the following choices best completes the underlined portion of the sentence grammatically?

  1. NO CHANGEAnswer
  2. B
    detailed, nevertheless, many visitors
  3. C
    detailed; nevertheless, although many visitors
  4. D
    detailed because; nevertheless, many visitors

Answer

The correct option is the one that leaves the sentence unchanged, using a semicolon to connect two independent clauses with the conjunctive adverb 'nevertheless'.
The original sentence correctly joins two independent clauses using a semicolon before the conjunctive adverb 'nevertheless' and a comma after it.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine if the clauses on either side of the transition are independent.
The first clause is 'The museum's new digital archive is incredibly detailed' and the second is 'many visitors still prefer browsing the physical card catalog'. Both contain subjects and verbs and express complete thoughts, making them independent clauses.
Identifying the clause type is necessary to determine the appropriate punctuation. Semicolons can only connect independent clauses.
2
Evaluate the correct punctuation for joining independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb.
A semicolon must be placed before the conjunctive adverb 'nevertheless', and a comma must follow it.
When a conjunctive adverb is used to link two independent clauses, a semicolon must precede the transition, and a comma must follow it to avoid run-on sentences and comma splices.

Key Concept

Using a semicolon to connect independent clauses separated by a conjunctive adverb.
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