Question

the pacific ocean is calmer than the atlantic ocean. fittingly, pacific means peaceful, except during seasonal typhoons. (a) no change (b) ocean (fittingly, pacific means peaceful), except (c) ocean; fittingly, pacific means peaceful, except (d) ocean: fittingly, pacific means peaceful, except

Explanation:

The original sentence is grammatically correct. The comma after "fittingly" is used to set off the adverbial element, and the sentence flows well as - is. Option B's use of parentheses makes the sentence structure less smooth. A semicolon in option C is not needed as the two parts are not independent clauses that need such a strong separation. A colon in option D is also inappropriate as it is not introducing an explanation, list, or quotation.

Answer:

A. NO CHANGE