Maria Sibylla Merian transformed scientific illustration with her detailed paintings of insects ______ she captured the complete metamorphosis of butterflies and moths in vivid color.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A
(empty)
- B
, which
- Ccheck_circle
:
- D
;
Explanation
A colon introduces an explanation of how she transformed scientific illustration; both clauses are independent and the second elaborates on the first. A semicolon would also be grammatical but loses the explanatory link; " " is a run-on; ", which" creates an unclear modifier with an ambiguous referent.