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Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

The author of the novel “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was famous for his evocative descriptions of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald was a master of capturing the exuberance and the disillusionment of the era, and his works are often praised for their lyrical prose, their sharp social commentary, and their insights into the American psyche. Fitzgerald’s novels are set in the Roaring Twenties, a time of great economic prosperity and social change, but they also explore the darker side of that era, the widespread materialism, the moral decay, and the sense of lost innocence that many Americans felt.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion without changing the meaning?

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Fitzgerald was a master of capturing the exuberance and disillusionment of the era; his works are often praised for their lyrical prose, their sharp social commentary, and their insights into the American psyche.
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Fitzgerald was a master of capturing the exuberance and the disillusionment of the era; his works are often praised for their lyrical prose, their sharp social commentary, and their insights into the American psyche.
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Fitzgerald was a master of capturing the exuberance and disillusionment of the era, his works are often praised for their lyrical prose, their sharp social commentary, and their insights into the American psyche.
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Fitzgerald was a master of capturing the exuberance and disillusionment of the era, his works are often praised for their lyrical prose, their sharp social commentary, and their insights into the American psyche.

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