SAT OwlSloths move so slowly that algae grow in their ______ the greenish tint helps camouflage the animals among the leaves of the rainforest canopy, where they spend nearly their entire lives.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
fur,
fur
fur;
fur, and,
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Answer: C
"Sloths move so slowly that algae grow in their fur" and "the greenish tint helps camouflage the animals" are both independent clauses. A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses. A comma alone creates a comma splice, and no punctuation creates a run-on.
Choice A creates a comma splice by joining two complete sentences with only a comma.
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