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Question #N1041

The study, conducted by Dr. Johnson and his team, found that students who were regularly exposed to classical music showed significant improvements in their verbal fluency and reading comprehension. However, Dr. Johnson cautioned against generalizing these results to all students, noting that the study’s participants were all from a specific school.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?

A. However, Dr. Johnson cautioned, against generalizing these results to all students, noting that the study’s participants were all from a specific school.

B. However, Dr. Johnson cautioned against generalizing these results to all students, noting that the study’s participants were all from a specific school.

C. However, Dr. Johnson cautioned against generalizing these results to all students; noting that the study’s participants were all from a specific school.

D. However, Dr. Johnson cautioned against generalizing these results to all students, and noting that the study’s participants were all from a specific school.

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Correct Answer is: B

Choice B is correct because it combines the two sentences using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. This construction is grammatically correct and stylistically effective. The comma separates the introductory phrase from the main clause, and the coordinating conjunction "noting" signals that the second clause provides additional information about the caution expressed in the first clause. The other choices are incorrect because they either create a comma splice (choice C) or are grammatically awkward (choices A and D).