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Read the following passage and focus on the underlined portion:

Deep in the damp forests of subtropical Asia, bioluminescent mushrooms grow on decaying logs. Which glow with a soft green light in the dark.

Which of the following choices is the grammatically correct way to write the underlined portion?

  1. A
    logs. Which glow with a soft green light
  2. B
    logs, they glow with a soft green light
  3. C
    logs; glowing with a soft green light
  4. logs, glowing with a soft green lightCevap

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The correct choice joins the main clause to a participial modifier using a comma: 'logs, glowing with a soft green light'
The correct choice uses a comma to join the main clause with the participial phrase 'glowing with a soft green light in the dark,' which modifies 'bioluminescent mushrooms.' This avoids creating a sentence fragment and maintains correct sentence structure.

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1
Identify the grammatical error in the original sentence.
The relative clause 'Which glow with a soft green light in the dark' is separated by a period from the main clause, making it a sentence fragment.
Relative clauses starting with relative pronouns like 'which' cannot stand alone as independent sentences.
2
Evaluate the choices to eliminate grammatically incorrect structures.
The option containing a comma splice ('logs, they glow') is eliminated. The option containing a semicolon fragment ('logs; glowing') is also eliminated.
Independent clauses cannot be joined solely by a comma, and a semicolon cannot be used to separate an independent clause from a dependent phrase.
3
Select the option that correctly integrates the modifying phrase with the main clause.
The option using a comma followed by the participial phrase 'glowing with a soft green light' is correct.
A comma correctly joins an independent clause with a subsequent participial phrase that modifies it.

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