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,(1) Seaweed-based fuel Choice (C) is correct. The new sentence must be a
could one day power your logical and grammatical combination of the existing
car. (2) It is more than just sentences, which indicate that "Seaweed-based fuel
an ingredient in a purifying could one day power your car" and that "It"
face mask or a sushi roll. (presumably, seaweed) "is more than just an ingredient
(3) According to new in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll." Only (C)
research, seaweed has the properly orders the two claims, first expressing that
potential to become an "Seaweed is more than just an ingredient . . ." and then,
advanced biofuel known following a correct use of a semicolon to join two
as biobutanol. related independent clauses, narrowing the focus to
(4) In the past, U.S. "seaweed-based fuel." The other choices introduce
scientists have looked to errors: choice (A) creates a comma splice (two
the possibility of algae- independent clauses joined by only a comma), choice
based biofuels, but most (B) provides an illogical cause-effect statement, and
of these explorations have choice (D) contains a vague pronoun ("it").
shied away from kelp and
seaweed. (5) One reason
why seaweed may not
have taken off as a
potential fuel source
is the fact that it's not a
major part of American
culture. (6) In contrast, in
Asian countries such as
Japan, there has been a
long history of seaweed in
the cuisine. (7) Japanese
researchers are much
more familiar with it and
have spent decades
studying its potential uses.
(8) A second reason for
the U.S. avoidance of
seaweed-
based biofuel is the
country's lack of
experience with seaweed
, p
farming. (9) The U.S. is no
stranger to seaweed
harvesting