Question

Correct the sentence: The team's greatest rivals were the original New York Celtics, the Celtics were considered the best basketball team in the world.

A. The team's greatest rivals were the original New York Celtics and the Celtics were considered the best basketball team in the world.

B. The team's greatest rivals were the original New York Celtics, who were considered the best basketball team in the world.

C. The team's greatest rivals were the original New York Celtics; who were considered the best basketball team in the world.

D. No change

Answer 1

Option B corrects the comma splice in the original sentence by using the relative pronoun 'who' to connect the two independent clauses smoothly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct sentence is: The team's greatest rivals were the original New York Celtics, who were considered the best basketball team in the world. This correction is needed because the original sentence contains a comma splice, which is an error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma without appropriate conjunction or punctuation. Option B fixes the error by using a relative pronoun 'who' to connect the two clauses smoothly.