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Pack 8, Question 1 of 5:
A eukaryotic cell has a nucleus, the brain of the cell housing the chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription, Golgi apparatus, or a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids, and plasma membrane, the protective barrier responsible for controlling the passage of all molecules into and out of the cell.
A. chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription, Golgi apparatus, or a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids,
B. chromosomes, and protection of DNA transcription, and Golgi apparatus, or a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids,
C. chromosomes, and protecting DNA transcription, Golgi apparatus, a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids;
D. chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription; Golgi apparatus, to package proteins and lipids in a complex of folded membranes
E. chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription; Golgi apparatus, a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids;
The List:
A eukaryotic cell has a nucleus, Explanation 1, Golgi apparatus, Explanation 2, and plasma membrane, Explanation 4.
The reason to do this just to focus on the list and there is no real reason to focus on the explanation of each term.
A quick scan through options will reveal that we have semi colon introduced in some of them.
A. chromosomes
and protecting DNA transcription, Golgi apparatus, or a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids,
- Creates False Parallelism.B. chromosomes, and protection of DNA transcription,
and Golgi apparatus, or a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids, -
Creates False Parallelism.Quote:
C. chromosomes, and protecting DNA transcription, Golgi apparatus, a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids;
D. chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription; Golgi apparatus, to package proteins and lipids in a complex of folded membranes
These both options have similar problem. You cannot introduce semi-colon and then just leave it half way while introducing examples/parts of the list. It is fine to use semi-colon if there are two connected sentences but not in this case.
Quote:
E. chromosomes and protecting DNA transcription; Golgi apparatus, a complex of folded membranes for packaging proteins and lipids;
This is best of the lot. Maintains Parallelism in the perfect sense and appropriate usage of semi-colon.
Takeaway: Semi-colon can be used to link two connecting Independent clauses and also to introduce examples in a complex sentence.