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Gothic cathedrals are renowned for their soaring heights and stained-glass windows, which were made possible by the invention of the flying buttress. These stone arches, which channeled the lateral thrust of the roof outward. This structural innovation allowed builders to construct taller walls with larger openings.

Which of the following options is the best replacement for the underlined portion?

  1. A
    These stone arches, which channeled the lateral thrust of the roof outward. This structural
  2. These stone arches channeled the lateral thrust of the roof outward. This structuralCevap
  3. C
    These stone arches channeled the lateral thrust of the roof outward, this structural
  4. D
    These stone arches; channeling the lateral thrust of the roof outward. This structural

Cevap

The option that removes the relative pronoun 'which' and uses a period to separate the two independent clauses is correct.
The correct option removes the relative pronoun 'which', allowing 'channeled' to serve as the main verb of the subject 'These stone arches'. This successfully forms a complete independent clause that is correctly separated from the next sentence by a period.

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1
Analyze the underlined portion to determine if it functions as a complete sentence or a fragment.
The phrase 'These stone arches, which channeled the lateral thrust of the roof outward' contains a relative clause but has no main verb for the subject 'These stone arches', meaning it is a sentence fragment.
Every sentence must have at least one independent clause containing a subject and a verb.
2
Check the options to see how the fragment can be repaired.
Removing the relative pronoun 'which' makes 'channeled' the main verb of the clause, forming a complete independent clause. A period must follow this clause to separate it from the next independent clause.
Correcting a fragment often involves removing subordinators to establish a clear subject-verb relationship.
3
Evaluate the remaining options to ensure they do not introduce new grammatical errors.
Using a comma instead of a period between the two clauses creates a comma splice. Using a semicolon before a participial phrase incorrectly isolates a fragment.
Ensuring the corrected sentence does not create comma splices or punctuation errors is necessary to identify the single best option.

Anahtar Kavram

Identifying and correcting sentence fragments by ensuring clauses contain a subject and an independent verb, while avoiding comma splices and semicolon errors.
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