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

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Which choice correctly combines the following sentences into a single sentence with a correctly placed semicolon? Sentence 1: The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1700s. Sentence 2: They found it to be a rich agricultural region.

A
The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1700s; they found it to be a rich agricultural region.
B
The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1700s, they found it to be a rich agricultural region.
C
The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1700s they found it to be a rich agricultural region.
D
The first European settlers arrived in the area in the 1700s; and they found it to be a rich agricultural region.

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