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

The scientist was researching a new method for detecting cancer cells in patients, a technique that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The scientist’s work was considered groundbreaking in the field of medicine, and their findings were published in a leading medical journal. Which choice best maintains the grammatical consistency of the sentence?

Which of the following is the best way to combine the two sentences to maintain the grammatical consistency of the sentence?

A
The scientist was researching a new method for detecting cancer cells in patients, a technique that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and their findings were published in a leading medical journal.
B
The scientist was researching a new method for detecting cancer cells in patients, a technique that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease; their findings were published in a leading medical journal.
C
The scientist was researching a new method for detecting cancer cells in patients, a technique that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, their findings were published in a leading medical journal.
D
The scientist was researching a new method for detecting cancer cells in patients, a technique that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, because their findings were published in a leading medical journal.

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