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Problem

When she reached her house: she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window.

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Clue

Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.

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Hint

Commas separate phrases and clauses, a period ends a sentence, and a semicolon is used to join two logically connected independent clauses together, the dash is used to provide additional information that complements the main purpose of the sentence.

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Sumup

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Step

CHOICES

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Choice-A

When she reached her house: she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window. The sentence is incorrect because of the wrong punctuation. Colon in the sentence is incorrectly used. Colons are typically used to introduce a list, explanation, or a quote. In this case, colon is inappropriate.

Wrong No change

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Choice-B

When she reached her house she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window. The sentence lacks a punctuation mark after "house" to separate the independent clauses properly. Punctuations are necessary to indicate the relationship between the clauses and improve the sentence’s grammatical structure.

Wrong house,she

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Choice-C

When she reached her house ,she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window. The sentence is correct in terms of grammar because it employs proper punctuation. The comma after "house" indicates a pause between clauses, separating the main clause ("When she reached her house") from the dependent clause ("she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window"). This enhances clarity and readability.

Correct house:she

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Choice-D

When she reached her house - she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window. The sentence is incorrect because of the wrong punctuation usage. It requires correct punctuation after "house". Punctuation is needed to separate the two independent clauses.

Wrong house;she

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Step

Complete sentence - When she reached her house, she was surprised to see the butterfly sitting by her window.

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Answer

Option C

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Sumup

Please summarize choices