Question

handbook page s-3b
edit the following statement to correct any errors. if the statement doesn’t contain any errors, click the “no errors” button.

in terms of energy conservation, learning to use energy more efficiently is the key challenge for consumers, developing more sustainable forms of energy is the challenge for scientists and industry leaders.

consumers, however, developing consumers; while developing
consumers. developing consumers developing
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Explanation:

The original sentence has a comma splice: two independent clauses ("learning to use energy more efficiently is the key challenge for consumers" and "developing more sustainable forms of energy is the challenge for scientists and industry leaders") are incorrectly joined by only a comma. Using a semicolon with the subordinating conjunction "while" properly connects the two related independent clauses, clarifying the contrast between the two challenges.

Answer:

consumers; while developing