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Although many historians credit Johannes Gutenberg with the invention of movable type in Europe, the technology had already been developed in Asia centuries earlier. In 1041, Chinese alchemist Bi Sheng created the world’s first known movable type system ______ he used individual clay pieces for each character, which could then be rearranged and inked to print multiple pages.

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

  1. A
    , he
  2. : heCevap
  3. C
    ; using
  4. D
    he

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The correct answer is the option containing a colon followed by the pronoun 'he'. A colon is appropriate here because it separates two independent clauses, where the second clause directly explains or expands on the first.
The option containing the colon followed by the pronoun 'he' is correct because the clause before the punctuation mark is independent, and the clause after it is also independent and serves to explain or elaborate on the first clause. In Standard English conventions, a colon is a proper way to link an independent clause to an explanatory clause.

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1
Analyze the structure of the clauses before and after the blank.
The clause preceding the blank ('In 1041, Chinese alchemist Bi Sheng created the world’s first known movable type system') is independent. The clause following the blank ('he used individual clay pieces...') is also independent and explains the first clause.
Identifying the clause types helps determine which punctuation marks are grammatically permissible to link them.
2
Evaluate the grammatical correctness of each punctuation option.
A colon is correct because the first clause is independent and the second clause explains it. A comma alone creates a comma splice. A semicolon cannot be followed by a dependent participial phrase like 'using'. Leaving no punctuation creates a run-on sentence.
Standard English conventions dictate that a colon must be preceded by an independent clause and can link to an explanatory clause, while commas and semicolons have stricter clause-boundary rules.

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Using colons, semicolons, and dashes to link clauses or phrases
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