Answer:
B. elaborate
Explanation:
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Read the passage and choose which answer choice correctly implements a semi-colon in the italicized sentence.
(Points : 4)
A. Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds; dead, he would only be worth the value of his tusks, five pounds, possibly.
B. Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds. Dead; he would only be worth the value of his tusks, five pounds, possibly.
C. Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds. Dead, he would only be worth the value of his tusks; five pounds, possibly.
D. Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds and; dead, he would only be worth the value of his tusks, five pounds, possibly.
Answer: A. Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds; dead, he would only be worth the value of his tusks, five pounds, possibly.
Explanation: A is the correct answer. A semi-colon separates two independent clauses.