Question

which is the best way to complete the text? francis scott key penned the lyrics to the american national anthem, \the star - spangled banner,\ after the battle of ____________ was inspired by the sight of the american flag still flying above the fort after twenty - five hours of bombardment by the british. fort mchenry. because he fort mchenry, he fort mchenry; he

Explanation:

The first option "Because he" creates a dependent - clause which is incorrect as it makes the sentence incomplete. The second option "Fort McHenry, he" creates a run - on sentence. A semicolon can be used to separate two independent clauses. Here, "Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics..." is one independent clause and "he was inspired by..." is another. The semicolon in the third option correctly separates these two related independent clauses.

Answer:

Fort McHenry; he