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The airtight bag kept the chips fresh, grocers could then market the product as a self-serve item.

(16) If it wasn’t for the unplanned discovery of George Crum and the entrepreneurial spirit of Laura Scudder, we wouldn’t have the potato chips we enjoy today. (17) The invention and popularity of potato chips in the beginning of the 20th century, helped pave the road to the variety and obsessions we have with them today.


Reread Gail’s paper and look for any mistakes she has made. Then answer the following question.

What change, if any, should be made to Sentence 15?

A
Replace the comma after fresh with a semicolon
B
Change grocers to grocer’s
C
Change then to than
D
No change should be made.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A

The original has a comma splice (two independent clauses joined by a comma). Replacing the comma with a semicolon correctly links the clauses: "The airtight bag kept the chips fresh; grocers could then market the product as a self-serve item."