Question

in 1874, the japanese government established the tomioka silk mill as part of its push toward industrial modernization during the meiji period. the factory faced difficulty attracting female ___ stigma surrounding women working outside the home was still prevalent across japan, making families reluctant to allow their daughters to seek employment in factories. to address this, the government implemented recruitment campaigns and dormitory housing, eventually employing over 300 women and introducing advanced silk - reeling techniques from france.
1 mark for review
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a workers, though social
b workers, though, social
c workers; though social
d workers, though. social

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze punctuation and capitalization. The first part "attracting female workers" is a clause, and "though social stigma..." is a dependent clause. We use a comma after "workers" to separate the clauses. Also, "social" is not a proper noun, so it should be lowercase. Option A has the correct comma usage and lowercase "social". Option B has an extra comma, C uses a semicolon (incorrect as the second part is not an independent clause) and capitalizes "Social" incorrectly, D capitalizes "Social" incorrectly.

Answer:

A. workers, though social