Question

repair dependent clause fragments for the sentences below, choose the revision that corrects the dependent clause fragments by attaching them to a sentence or by eliminating or replacing the subordinating word. agriculture thrived in egypt. because the nile flooded regularly. multiple choice 1. agriculture thrived in egypt. since the nile flooded regularly. 2. agriculture thrived in egypt because the nile flooded regularly. 3. agriculture thrived in egypt; because the nile flooded regularly. 4. agriculture thrived in egypt, since the nile flooded regularly.

Explanation:

The original text has a dependent clause fragment ("Because the Nile flooded regularly") separated from the independent clause. To fix this, we need to properly connect the dependent clause to the independent clause without creating another fragment or incorrect punctuation. Using a comma before a subordinating conjunction like "because" is unnecessary here; instead, we attach the dependent clause directly to the independent clause to form a complete, grammatically correct sentence. The other options either keep the fragment, use incorrect punctuation, or still have a disconnected dependent clause.

Answer:

Agriculture thrived in Egypt because the Nile flooded regularly.