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Improving Paragraphs
Semicolon
If two sentences are closely related, you can combine them with a semicolon. Say you begin with these two sentences:
Margaret recently met her future mother-in-law. Problems ensued immediately.
The combination with a semicolon looks like this:
Margaret recently met her future mother-in-law; problems ensued immediately.
To vary the pattern of sentences in the first paragraph, which of the following is the best way to
combine sentences 2 and 3 (reprinted below)?
My sister eats nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch. I eat fresh tacos.
(A) While my sister eats nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch, fresh tacos are what Im eating.
(B) In contrast to my sister eating nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch, I will be eating fresh
tacos.
(C)
My sister was eating nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch, I was eating fresh tacos.
(D)
My sister eats nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch and I am not the same because I eat
fresh tacos.
(E)
Unlike my sister, who eats nasty cottage cheese and grapes for lunch, I eat fresh tacos.