Question

although samuel clemens was a prolific journalist while using his given ______ became one of the most famous fiction writers of all time while using his pen name, mark twain. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a name, he b name; he c name he d name. he

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze the sentence structure and punctuation rules. The first part "Although Samuel Clemens was a prolific journalist while using his given name" is a dependent clause, and the second part "became one of the most famous fiction writers..." needs to be an independent clause. Option A uses a comma to separate the dependent and independent clauses, but the comma splice is incorrect here. Option B uses a semicolon, but the first part is a dependent clause, so a semicolon is inappropriate. Option C has no punctuation, creating a run - on sentence. Option D uses a period to end the first independent - like part (after correcting the structure, the first part "Although...name" is actually a dependent clause, but when we consider the intended meaning, the correct way is to have two independent clauses separated by a period. The first clause should be "Samuel Clemens was a prolific journalist while using his given name." and the second "He became one of the most famous fiction writers...". So the correct punctuation is a period after "name" and capitalizing "He" as it starts a new sentence.

Answer:

D. name. He