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Played in Belgrade, the famous game between Ivan Nikolic and Goran
Arsovic lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes and it was the longest time for a chess game ever recorded.
(A) Arsovic lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes and it was
(B) Arsovic lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes,
(C) Arsovic, which lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes, was
(D) Arsovic lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes, being
(E) Arsovic, lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes, and was
Official Explanation :Two independent clauses should be connected either by a semicolon or a comma and a conjunction. While the underlined portion of the sentence contains a conjunction,
and, it lacks a comma. Eliminate
choice (A).
Choice (B) corrects the original error and does not make any further errors, so keep
(B).
Choice (C), if read in context, says that
the famous game ....was the longest time; eliminate
(C).
Choice (D) incorrectly uses
being as a participle; eliminate
(D).
Choice (E) uses an unnecessary and; eliminate
(E). The correct answer choice is
(B).