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

The world’s first known use of the term “cyberspace” appeared in the 1984 science fiction novel *Neuromancer*, written by William Gibson, which helped to define the genre of cyberpunk. However, the word was not originally intended to represent an actual space. Rather, the term “cyberspace” was meant to refer to an imagined realm of computer networks, which, in the novel, are accessible through a special device.

Which choice best corrects the punctuation error in the passage?

A
The world’s first known use of the term “cyberspace” appeared in the 1984 science fiction novel *Neuromancer*, written by William Gibson, which helped to define the genre of cyberpunk. However, the word was not originally intended to represent an actual space. Rather, the term “cyberspace” was meant to refer to an imagined realm of computer networks, which, in the novel, are accessible through a special device.
B
The world’s first known use of the term “cyberspace” appeared in the 1984 science fiction novel *Neuromancer*, written by William Gibson, which helped to define the genre of cyberpunk; however, the word was not originally intended to represent an actual space. Rather, the term “cyberspace” was meant to refer to an imagined realm of computer networks, which, in the novel, are accessible through a special device.
C
The world’s first known use of the term “cyberspace” appeared in the 1984 science fiction novel *Neuromancer*, written by William Gibson, which helped to define the genre of cyberpunk, however, the word was not originally intended to represent an actual space. Rather, the term “cyberspace” was meant to refer to an imagined realm of computer networks, which, in the novel, are accessible through a special device.
D
The world’s first known use of the term “cyberspace” appeared in the 1984 science fiction novel *Neuromancer*, written by William Gibson, which helped to define the genre of cyberpunk. However, the word was not originally intended to represent an actual space; rather, the term “cyberspace” was meant to refer to an imagined realm of computer networks, which, in the novel, are accessible through a special device.

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