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Problem

Throat singing is a technique that uses a guttural (as opposed to the more common chest or head) voice and produces a sound that is often perceived as including multiple pitches from one person. Throat singing is a feature of many musical traditions, including Canto, a____Buddhist chant practiced in some monasteries in India and Tibet; and Inuit throat singing, used as a contest between two people in Northern Canada.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Clue

The sentence in the given paragraph is analyzed to determine how commas and semicolons are being tested.

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Hint

The category is identified by analyzing the given paragraph.

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Sumup

Please summarize steps

Choices

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Choice-A

Choice A is incorrect because the semicolon at the end is wrong. A semicolon separates independent clauses or complex list items, but here it’s part of a simple list, so a comma is correct.

Wrong teno`re, a style of quartet singing from Sardinia, Italy;

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Choice-B

Choice B is incorrect because a comma is missing between “Sardinia” and “Italy.” In Standard English, we always write city, country (or state) with a comma in between.

Wrong teno`re, a style of quartet singing from Sardinia Italy,

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Choice-C

"Choice C is correct because this correctly uses commas to set off the appositive (""a style of…​""). The place name Sardinia, Italy, correctly uses a comma between city and country. The final comma after “Italy” is needed because this is an item in a list, and the sentence continues after this example."

Correct teno`re, a style of quartet singing from Sardinia, Italy;

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Choice-D

Choice D is incorrect because it misuses both semicolons and a period. It incorrectly breaks the sentence and disrupts the meaning.

Wrong teno`re; a style of quartet singing from Sardinia. Italy;

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Step

The text with the most logical and precise phrase - teno`re, a style of quartet singing from Sardinia, Italy,

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Answer

Option

C

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Sumup

Please summarize choices