Tropical bats play important roles in the rain forest ecosystem, aiding in the dispersal of cashew, date and fig seeds; pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly help produce tequila by pollinating agave plants.
A) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly help produce
B) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly helping to produce
C) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and they indirectly help to produce
D) they pollinate banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly help producing
E) they pollinate banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly helping the producing of
The correct answer is B - why don't the two clauses after the semicolons need a subject? I thought that any clause after a semicolon needed a subject to be an independent clause but that does not seem to be the case here.
A) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly help produce
B) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly helping to produce
C) pollinating banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and they indirectly help to produce
D) they pollinate banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly help producing
E) they pollinate banana, breadfruit, and mango trees; and indirectly helping the producing of
The correct answer is B - why don't the two clauses after the semicolons need a subject? I thought that any clause after a semicolon needed a subject to be an independent clause but that does not seem to be the case here.
