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A passage is provided below with an underlined portion.

To track the elusive snow leopard in the rugged Pamir Mountains, wildlife biologists deploy motion-activated camera traps. These devices must endure sub-zero temperatures and high winds, consequently, researchers must secure them to solid rock faces using steel cables. Over several months, the cameras collect thousands of images, providing invaluable data on the species' distribution and behavior.

Which choice best replaces the underlined portion to make the sentence grammatically correct?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. winds; consequently, researchers must secure themCevap
  3. C
    winds, consequently, because researchers must secure them
  4. D
    winds; consequently, because researchers must secure them

Cevap

The correct option is the one that uses a semicolon before the conjunctive adverb 'consequently' and a comma after it, which correctly joins the two independent clauses without creating a comma splice or sentence fragment.
The correct option correctly uses a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses. The conjunctive adverb 'consequently' is followed by a comma, which is the proper punctuation to join these two complete thoughts without creating a run-on sentence or comma splice.

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1
Identify the boundary between the clauses in the underlined portion.
The first independent clause ends with 'winds', and the second independent clause begins with the conjunctive adverb 'consequently'.
This helps determine if the clauses are independent or dependent, which dictates the correct punctuation needed to connect them.
2
Evaluate the grammar of the original sentence structure.
Both 'These devices must endure sub-zero temperatures and high winds' and 'consequently, researchers must secure them...' are independent clauses.
Two independent clauses cannot be joined with just a comma and a conjunctive adverb; doing so creates a comma splice.
3
Select the punctuation that correctly connects the two independent clauses.
A semicolon must be placed before 'consequently' to separate the independent clauses, followed by a comma to set off the transitional adverb.
This establishes a grammatically correct sentence boundary while maintaining the logical relationship between the clauses.

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