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The Aztecs developed a unique agricultural method known as chinampas to sustain their growing population in the Valley of Mexico. These raised gardens were constructed by layering mud, lake sediment, and decaying vegetation within shallow lake beds. Willow trees were planted along the borders of these rectangular plots, their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion.

Which choice best corrects the underlined portion of the passage?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    . Their roots anchoring the soil and preventing erosion.
  3. C
    , because their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion.
  4. ; their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion.Cevap

Cevap

The choice that uses a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses: '; their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion.'
The correct choice resolves the comma splice by replacing the comma with a semicolon. Since both 'Willow trees were planted along the borders of these rectangular plots' and 'their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion' are independent clauses, a semicolon is a grammatically proper way to separate them.

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1
Analyze the grammatical structure of the clauses before and after the underlined portion.
The clause before the comma ('Willow trees were planted along the borders of these rectangular plots') and the clause after the comma ('their roots anchored the soil and prevented erosion') are both independent clauses.
Identifying the clause boundaries helps determine if a run-on sentence or comma splice exists.
2
Select the appropriate punctuation or conjunction to connect the two independent clauses.
A semicolon is the correct grammatical choice to link these two independent clauses because it resolves the comma splice without creating a fragment or restrictive comma error.
Semicolons are standard punctuation marks used to connect two closely related independent clauses.

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