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by indiantiger » Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:46 pm

Although reclusive author Harper Lee wrote just one book in her lifetime and that book is widely considered a masterpiece.

A)lifetime and that book
B)lifetime and it
C)lifetime, that book
D)lifetime; it
E)lifetime; that book

OA Later. Would like to understand the how tackle this one.

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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:48 am

indiantiger wrote:Although reclusive author Harper Lee wrote just one book in her lifetime and that book is widely considered a masterpiece.

A)lifetime and that book
B)lifetime and it
C)lifetime, that book
D)lifetime; it
E)lifetime; that book

OA Later. Would like to understand the how tackle this one.

We should know the use of clause:

Two independent clauses (IC) can be joined by the following ways:

1. IC + Period (.) + IC

2. IC + COMMA (,) + FANBOYS + IC.

3. IC + Semicolon (;) + Conjunctive adverb + Comma (,) + IC

4. IC + Semicolon (;) + IC

NOTE: Every complete sentence MUST have an IC.

Subordinate clause + Comma (,) + IC.

"Subordinate clause + semicolon (;)" is NOT correct.

We can eliminate A, B, D, and E.

Answer is C.