The new museum's most popular exhibit features one extraordinary specimen ______ a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth uncovered from Siberian permafrost.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
;
- Bcheck_circle
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- C
, and
- D
(empty)
Explanation
A colon introduces a noun-phrase elaboration of "one extraordinary specimen." A semicolon requires an independent clause; ", and" requires an independent clause; " " is a run-on.