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Archaeologists studying the ancient Andean temple complex at Chavín de Huántar have discovered that its subterranean galleries function as acoustic resonators. Because the stone conduits project and amplify the sound of shell trumpets. The design of the labyrinth suggests that the builders intended to disorient and awe initiates during ceremonies.

Which of the following options best corrects the underlined portion to make the sentence grammatically correct?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    resonators; because the stone conduits project and amplify
  3. resonators, projecting and amplifyingCevap
  4. D
    resonators, they project and amplify

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The correct option is the one that uses a comma followed by the participial phrase 'resonators, projecting and amplifying'.
The correct option replaces the period with a comma and changes the verb forms to participles ('projecting and amplifying'). This turns the fragment into a participial modifier that describes the acoustic resonators, creating a single, grammatically correct sentence.

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1
Analyze the underlined portion and the surrounding context.
The underlined text creates a period after 'resonators', followed by a new sentence starting with 'Because'.
This separation leaves a dependent clause ('Because the stone conduits project and amplify...') standing alone as a fragment, which is grammatically incorrect.
2
Evaluate the choices to see which one resolves the fragment without introducing new errors.
The choice using a semicolon before 'because' is incorrect because semicolons must separate independent clauses. The choice using a comma followed by 'they project' creates a comma splice. The choice using a comma followed by a participial phrase ('projecting and amplifying') successfully integrates the information into the main sentence.
A participial phrase can modify the preceding clause and doesn't require a coordinating conjunction or semicolon, thus correcting the fragment.

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