Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private conversation;
instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for
communicating with a large, public audience.
(A)Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a
substitute for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation; instead, it is
(B) Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation, but which is
(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for
private conversation that could substitute for the
telephone; instead, it has become
I thought the semi colon is used in a sentence to convey the meaning of the ideas present before and after the semi colon are independent of each other
But in Ans.C(OA C) the ideas(Radio was conceived as something and became something else)
are depending on each other
so how does the semi colon here?
Can someone please explain?
for the telephone, a tool for private conversation;
instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for
communicating with a large, public audience.
(A)Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a
substitute for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation; instead, it is
(B) Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation, but which is
(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for
private conversation that could substitute for the
telephone; instead, it has become
I thought the semi colon is used in a sentence to convey the meaning of the ideas present before and after the semi colon are independent of each other
But in Ans.C(OA C) the ideas(Radio was conceived as something and became something else)
are depending on each other
so how does the semi colon here?
Can someone please explain?
