1. Ladybugs' markings are attractive to humans they are unattractive to predators.

2. Ladybugs' markings are attractive to humans but unattractive to predators.

Sentence 1 contains one or more errors. Which technique is used in sentence 2 to correct the grammatical problems in sentence 1?

A.

adding a conjunction and rearranging phrases

B.

inserting a semicolon

C.

adding an independent clause

D.

creating a subordinate clause

Question

Cameron Holden

Biology

27 February, 22:20

1. Ladybugs' markings are attractive to humans they are unattractive to predators.

2. Ladybugs' markings are attractive to humans but unattractive to predators.

Sentence 1 contains one or more errors. Which technique is used in sentence 2 to correct the grammatical problems in sentence 1?

A.

adding a conjunction and rearranging phrases

B.

inserting a semicolon

C.

adding an independent clause

D.

creating a subordinate clause

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Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Drake Woodward · Answer 1

The correct answer would be option A. Adding a conjunction and rearranging the phrases. Notice that the first sentence is a run on sentence which makes it erroneous. On the second sentence, the conjunction "but" is used to create one sentence with two complete ideas.

Joshua Mcgrath · Answer 2

Joshua Mcgrath 27 February, 22:50

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Creating a subordinate clause