High School Writing Grades 9 10 Quiz
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Consider the following sentence: "Diego had never skied before; nevertheless he reached the bottom of the intermediate slope without falling."
Which statement about the sentence's punctuation is accurate?
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The sentence is correct as written.
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The semicolon should be replaced with a comma because "nevertheless" already signals contrast.
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A comma should be added after "nevertheless."
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The semicolon should be moved to appear after "nevertheless."
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