Question

in world war ii, the 23rd headquarters special troops became known as the ghost ______ models, optical illusions, and other trickery to deceive and intimidate the opposing forces. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? a) army; using b) army, they used c) army; they used d) army; and they used

Explanation:

A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses. Option A uses a semicolon but "using" makes the second part a non - independent clause. Option B uses a comma to separate two independent clauses which is incorrect (creates a comma splice). Option D has an unnecessary "and" after the semicolon. Option C correctly uses a semicolon to separate two independent clauses "the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops became known as the Ghost Army" and "they used models, optical illusions, and other trickery to deceive and intimidate the opposing forces".

Answer:

C. Army; they used