The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct words and punctuation for each blank. Years later, the library suffered a tragic fate: In 1851, two-thirds of the Jefferson ____ destroyed in another fire.

A) collection was
B) collection, was

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Jakima Marsh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The subject of the sentence is two-thirds of the Jefferson collection, and was is the correct verb to agree with the singular subject. Collection, was would create a comma splice and is not grammatically correct.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct words and punctuation for each blank. Years later, the library suffered a tragic fate: In 1851, two-thirds of the Jefferson ____ destroyed in another fire.

A) collection was
B) collection, was

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The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct words and punctuation for each blank. Years later, the library suffered a tragic fate: In 1851, two-thirds of the Jefferson ____ destroyed in another fire.A) collection wasB) collection, was

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The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct words and punctuation for each blank. Years later, the library suffered a tragic fate: In 1851, two-thirds of the Jefferson ____ destroyed in another fire.

A) collection was
B) collection, was