{"id":277441,"date":"2025-08-01T06:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=277441"},"modified":"2025-08-01T06:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:37:19","slug":"in-1943-in-the-midst-of-world-war-ii-mathematics-professor-grace-hopper-was-recruited-22-by-the-us-military-to-help-the-war-effort-by-solving-complex-equations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/01\/in-1943-in-the-midst-of-world-war-ii-mathematics-professor-grace-hopper-was-recruited-22-by-the-us-military-to-help-the-war-effort-by-solving-complex-equations\/","title":{"rendered":"In 1943, in the midst of World War II, mathematics professor Grace Hopper was recruited 22 by the US military to help the war effort by solving complex equations."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277442\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>them two separate sentences. You can use a semicolon to show a close relationship between the two complete thoughts. Alternatively, you can use a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Using only a comma to join two independent clauses results in a comma splice, which is incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are connecting an independent clause to a dependent clause or a descriptive phrase, a comma is often the correct choice, especially if the dependent part comes first. A colon is used correctly when an independent clause is followed by a list, a quotation, or an explanation that clarifies the initial clause. The key is that the part of the sentence before the colon must be a complete thought. By carefully examining the clauses and their relationship, you can systematically eliminate incorrect choices and identify the one that follows these established grammatical rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/learnexams-banner6-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277443\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Correct Answer and Explanation is: them two separate sentences. You can use a semicolon to show a close relationship between the two complete thoughts. Alternatively, you can use a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). 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