Question

which is the best way to complete the text?
rana sylvatica, a species of wood frog, endures harsh winters in a state of frozen
________ can survive with two - thirds of its body water completely frozen.
options:
hibernation; it
hibernation, and, it
hibernation it

Explanation:

This option correctly uses a semicolon to connect two closely related independent clauses. The first clause describes the frog's winter state, and the second ("it can survive...") adds related information. The other options have grammatical errors: the second uses an unnecessary extra comma after "and", and the third creates a run-on sentence with no proper punctuation between clauses.

Answer:

hibernation; it