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Young sunflowers exhibit a behavior known as heliotropism; they track the movement of the sun from east to west during the day. At night, the stems bend in the opposite direction _______ return to face the east in anticipation of dawn.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. ; theyCevap
  2. B
    , they
  3. C
    they
  4. D
    although they

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; they
The correct option correctly uses a semicolon to link two independent clauses: the clause describing the stems bending in the opposite direction and the clause describing their return to face the east. A semicolon is a standard way to link two closely related independent clauses without any coordinating conjunction.

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1
Analyze the structure of the two clauses surrounding the blank space.
The clause before the blank ('At night, the stems bend in the opposite direction') and the clause after the blank ('they return to face the east in anticipation of dawn') are both independent clauses.
Identifying independent clauses helps determine the correct punctuation and linking words needed to join them.
2
Apply the punctuation rules for joining independent clauses.
Two independent clauses must be joined using a period, a semicolon, a colon, or a comma combined with a coordinating conjunction.
This prevents grammatical errors such as comma splices and run-on sentences.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the grammatically correct link.
The option with a semicolon followed by the pronoun 'they' correctly connects the two independent clauses. The comma-only option is a comma splice, the option with no punctuation is a run-on, and the option with 'although' is an incorrect subordinator.
This identifies the correct choice according to Standard English conventions.

Anahtar Kavram

Linking independent clauses with appropriate punctuation
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Clause Boundaries and Linking

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