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Difficulty: EasySentence Fragments

The botanist spent several months studying the rare orchid in the cloud forest. Because she wanted to document its unique pollination process.

Which of the following choices best replaces the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    forest; because she wanted to document
  3. C
    forest, she wanted to document
  4. forest because she wanted to documentAnswer

Answer

The correct choice is the option that removes the punctuation and capitalization to connect the dependent clause beginning with 'because' to the main independent clause, creating a single grammatically correct sentence.
The correct option correctly joins the dependent clause to the main independent clause without any punctuation, creating a single, grammatically complete sentence that flows naturally.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the underlined portion to determine the relationship between the clauses.
The clause starting with 'Because' is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
A dependent clause starting with a subordinating conjunction requires an independent clause to complete its thought.
2
Evaluate the choices to see which one correctly connects the dependent clause to the preceding independent clause.
Removing the period and capitalized 'Because' to write 'forest because she wanted to document' successfully links the two clauses.
An adverbial dependent clause that follows an independent clause generally does not require any punctuation separating them.

Key Concept

A sentence fragment occurs when a dependent clause is punctuated as a complete sentence. Connecting the dependent clause to an adjacent independent clause resolves the fragment.
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