Stephen Pile’s The Book of Heroic Failures describes a variety of instances of individual and group deficiency. For example, the chapter "Off work" describes English as She is spoken, a guide to English conversation for Portuguese speakers. However, the phrases included in this book are typically inaccurate or____its author, Pedro Carolino, did not speak English and instead relied on two translation books: a Portuguese-to-French and a French-to-English.

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

In the given choices punctuation is changing.

The correct answer connects an independent and a dependent clause.

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice A is incorrect because Semicolons are used to separate independent clauses or items in a list. Here, "because" introduces a dependent clause explaining why the phrases are inaccurate or deficient, so a semicolon is not appropriate.

unidiomatic; because

Choice B is incorrect because it uses a period (.) a period creates a full stop, indicating the end of a sentence. This would separate "unidiomatic" from the explanation that follows, making it two separate sentences, which disrupts the flow and connection between the ideas.

unidiomatic. because

Choice C is correct because it uses the conjunction "because" to connect the main clause ("inaccurate or____") with the dependent clause that explains the reason, maintaining proper grammatical structure and clarity.

unidiomatic because

Choice D is incorrect because it uses a colon (:) before "because." Colons are typically used to introduce a list or an explanation that directly follows an independent clause. Here, "because" introduces a dependent clause, so a colon is not appropriate.

unidiomatic: because

Correct sentence

The text with the most logical and precise phrase - unidiomatic because

Option

C

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?