Question

in 2000, nora de hoyos comstock, herself an owner of a successful consulting firm, sought to increase latina representation in corporate
founded las comadres para las americas, an international
community that for over two decades has served as a resource and
information network for latina business professionals.
which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of
standard english?
choose 1 answer:
a settings she
b settings. she
c settings, she
d settings and she

Explanation:

The original sentence is a run - on sentence. A period is needed to separate the two independent clauses. Option B uses a period to correctly separate "In 2000, Nora de Hoyos Comstock, herself an owner of a successful consulting firm, sought to increase Latina representation in corporate settings" (first independent clause) and "She founded Las Comadres para las Americas..." (second independent clause). Option A has no punctuation to separate the clauses. Option C uses a comma which is incorrect for separating independent clauses (a comma - splice error). Option D uses "and" which changes the intended meaning and also has a run - on issue.

Answer:

B. settings. She