Archaeologists have estimated that the pre-Columbian Native American city of Cahokia, located across the Mississippi River from modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, had as many as 20,000 inhabitants in the year 1150 ______ it one of the largest cities in North America at the time.

Question

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) CE; making
A
CE; making
(Choice B) CE. Making
B
CE. Making
(Choice C) CE, making
C
CE, making
(Choice D) CE making
D
CE making
which is the true correct answer a b c or d

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(Choice C) CE, making

So the complete sentence would read: "Archaeologists have estimated that the pre-Columbian Native American city of Cahokia, located across the Mississippi River from modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, had as many as 20,000 inhabitants in the year 1150 CE, making it one of the largest cities in North America at the time."

This choice uses a comma to correctly link the two clauses.