Question

during the 1920s, german painter otto dix created a series of etchings titled der krieg (the war), which brutally depicted the horrors of world war i. the collection was criticized by conservative art critics who accused him of dishonoring the german ____ (s)s/ome museums even refused to exhibit the works, claiming their graphic realism was too disturbing for public audiences.

6 mark for review

which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?

a soldier, however

b soldier, however,

c soldier, however.

d soldier; however,

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze the sentence structure and punctuation rules. The first part "accused him of dishonoring the German soldier" is an independent clause, and "some museums even refused..." is another independent clause. When using "however" as a conjunctive adverb to connect two independent clauses, we need a semicolon before "however" and a comma after it. Let's check each option:

• Option A: Using a comma before "however" to connect two independent clauses is incorrect (comma splice).
• Option B: Comma before "however" is wrong, and the extra comma at the end is unnecessary.
• Option C: Period after "however" would make the second part a fragment, which is incorrect.
• Option D: Semicolon before "however" (correct for connecting independent clauses) and comma after "however" (correct usage of conjunctive adverb) follows the punctuation rules.

Answer:

D. soldier; however,