Question

although european pears sometimes change color after being ______ asian pears do not.
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
choose 1 answer:
a harvested, but
b harvested,
c harvested;
d harvested

Explanation:

This is a sentence structure question. The text uses the conjunction "Although" at the start of the first clause, which already establishes a contrast between European and Asian pears, so an additional coordinating conjunction like "but" is grammatically redundant. A comma is sufficient to separate the dependent "Although" clause from the main independent clause that follows. A semicolon would be incorrect here because the first clause is dependent, not an independent clause that can stand alone with a semicolon to link two equal clauses. Omitting punctuation entirely would create a run-on sentence.

Answer:

B. harvested,