Question

which is the best way to complete the text?
rana sylvatica, a species of wood frog, endures harsh winters in a state of frozen
________ can survive with two - thirds of its body water completely frozen.

hibernation; it

hibernation, and, it

hibernation; it

Explanation:

To determine the correct completion, we analyze the sentence structure. The first part describes the frog's state ("frozen hibernation"), and the second part needs a proper conjunction or punctuation to connect the independent clause "it can survive...". The option "hibernation; it" uses a semicolon to separate two independent clauses, which is grammatically correct. The second option ("hibernation, and, it") has incorrect punctuation (extra comma after "and"), and the third ("hibernation it") is a run - on sentence.

Answer:

hibernation; it