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What is the correct way to punctuate the underlined portion of this sentence?

The farmers desperately needed rain for their crops, the region had been in a drought for over three years.
A
for their crops: the region had been

B
for their crops; the region had been

C
for their crops the region had been

D
Correct as is

Answer :

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The correct way to punctuate the underlined portion of this sentence is "for their crops, the region had been"

What is punctuation?

Punctuation refers to a set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in a text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.

Examples of punctuation marks

  • Bracelet ( )
  • full stop ( . )
  • Exclamation mark ( ! )
  • Colon ( : )
  • Question Mark ( ? )
  • Quotation Marks ( " )

Therefore the correct answer is option D; correct as it is.

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