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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Which is correct?

...................................., it will be a matter of a few months before we simulate it on a computer.
A) The new game will have been released by the end of this summer
B) You can play almost everything on a computer that you can play on a console
C) After they had introduced the new anatomy software
D) Once we have found out how the brain functions
E) As soon as the new quiz show caught on

I said A but the correct answer is D. I didn't understand why it is D. Can you explain it?
  

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Anonymous it will be a matter of a few months Note that answers A and B have independent clauses. That is, they can each stand alone as complete sentences. You can't put two independent clauses in a row with just a comma between them.

  • Anonymous it will be a matter of a few months Note that answers A and B have independent clauses.
  • That is, they can each stand alone as complete sentences.
  • You can't put two independent clauses in a row with just a comma between them.
  • A and B are wrong.
  • That leaves C, D, and E as possibilities.
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Anonymousit will be a matter of a few months
Note that answers A and B have independent clauses. That is, they can each stand alone as complete sentences. You can't put two independent clauses in a row with just a comma between them. A and B are wrong. That leaves C, D, and E as possibilities.
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