Question

1. Easter Island was relatively unknown until 1722 when the first Europeans came to theisland.

2. To the surprise of the Europeans, they found hundreds of mammoth stone statues lining the shores.
3. The giant, legless statues were strange with short square bodies and oversized heads, many balancing red stone rounded hats on their heads.
4. The statues were very similar to one another, each with a large nose and long ears.
5. They were not identical.
Which combination of sentences 4 and 5 is correctly punctuated?

A. The statues were very similar to one another. Each with a large nose and long ears, but not identical.
B. The statues were very similar to one another, each with a large nose and long ears, they were not identical.
C. The statues were very similar to one another, namely, each with a large nose and long ears, but not identical.
D. The statues were very similar to one another, each with a large nose and long ears; however, they were not identical.

Answer 1

The correct combination of sentences 4 and 5 is option D: The statues were very similar to one another, each with a large nose and long ears; however, they were not identical.

Step-by-step explanation:

The combination of sentences 4 and 5 that is correctly punctuated is option D. The correct option is:

The statues were very similar to one another, each with a large nose and long ears; however, they were not identical.

This option uses a semicolon to separate the clauses and the word 'however' to show the contrast between the statues being similar but not identical.