Praxis I Writing Practice Exam

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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Men and women use separate communal bowls; often, women may sit together.
  1. communal bowls; often,
  2. communal bowls, often,
  3. communal bowls; and often,
  4. communal bowls very often
Explanation
Answer: A - The best choice is “communal bowls; often,”

Semicolons can separate two independent clauses - clauses that can stand alone as sentences - that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction. A comma is inappropriate to join the clauses. “Very” does not fit within the context of the sentence.
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