Question

For the question below, choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined part(s) of the sentence. If no error exists, choose no change. There are various school districts across the country that provide youngsters with a financial incentive to read books after school. Fortunately, the monetary investment continues to gain support because the results have been positive.

A) School, fortunately,
B) School; fortunately,
C) School fortunately
D) No change

Answer 1

To correct the punctuation in the underlined part of the given sentence, a semicolon should be used before 'fortunately' to avoid a comma splice, making the correct option B) School; fortunately,.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer to the question is option B) School; fortunately,. This is to correct the error in how the sentences are joined in the underlined part of the sentence. The semicolon is needed to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought but could stand on their own as separate sentences. The word 'fortunately' begins the second independent clause and should be preceded by a semicolon for proper punctuation, rather than just a comma. This avoids what is known as a comma splice, which is when two independent clauses are joined incorrectly with only a comma.