Malika is writing an essay about "Sleeping." Which of the following introductions reflects the correct comma and semicolon use: The short story “Sleeping”, by Katherine Weber has an appropriate title because it applies to the characters in different ways. One can see this through the symbolism of Mr. And Mrs. Winter’s last name, Charles, (the sleeping baby) and Harriet’s inexperience and ignorance.

The short story, “Sleeping” by Katharine Weber, has an appropriate title because it applies to the characters in different ways; one can see this through the symbolism of Mr. and Mrs. Winters’ last name, Charles (the sleeping baby), and Harriet’s inexperience and ignorance.

The short story, “Sleeping” by Katharine Weber has an appropriate title because it applies to the characters in different ways, one can see this through the symbolism of Mr. and Mrs. Winters’ last name, Charles (the sleeping baby), and Harriet’s inexperience and ignorance.

The short story, “Sleeping”, by Katharine Weber, has an appropriate title because it applies to the characters in different ways, one can see this through the symbolism of Mr. and Mrs. Winters’ last name, Charles (the sleeping baby), and Harriet’s inexperience, and ignorance.

The short story, “Sleeping” by Katharine Weber, has an appropriate title because it applies to the characters in different ways; one can see this through the symbolism of Mr. and Mrs. Winters’ last name, Charles (the sleeping baby), and Harriet’s inexperience and ignorance.

Explanation:

The only option that contains a semicolon is the second one. The semicolon is a punctuation mark used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. This is the cause in the given sentence.

In the third and fourth sentences, these two clauses are connected only by a comma, which makes them grammatically incorrect. This type of mistake is called a comma splice. It can be corrected by adding a conjunction or changing the comma into a semicolon.

The first sentence is the second-best one. There is no semicolon here, but it would be grammatically correct to put a period between these clauses. However, a comma after the word story is omitted, and another one is misplaced - there shouldn't be a comma after the world Charles, but there should be one after the parentheses.

This is why the second option is the correct one.

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explanation:

mrs. mallard has a heart condition, which means that if she's startled she could die. so, when news comes that her husband's been killed in an accident, the people who tell her have to cushion the blow.

mrs. mallard's sister josephine sits down with her and dances around the truth until mrs. mallard finally understands what happened. the deceased mr. mallard's friend, richards, hangs out with them for moral support.

richards originally found out because he had been in the newspaper headquarters when a report of the accident that killed mr. mallard, which happened on a train, came through. richards waited for proof from a second source before going to the mallards' to share the news.

when mrs. mallard finds out what happened she acts differently from most women in the same position, who might disbelieve it. she cries passionately before deciding to go to her room to be by herself.

in her room, mrs. mallard sits down on a comfy chair and feels completely depleted. she looks out the window and looks out at a world that seems alive and fresh. she can see the sky coming between the rain clouds.

mrs. mallard sits still, occasionally crying briefly like a kid might.

the narrator describes her as youthful and pretty, but because of this news she looks preoccupied and absent.

she seems to be holding out for some kind of unknown news or knowledge, which she can tell is approaching.

mrs. mallard breathes heavily and tries to resist before succumbing to this unknown thing, which is a feeling of freedom.

acknowledging freedom makes her revive, and she doesn't consider whether she should feel bad about it.

mrs. mallard thinks to herself about how she'll cry when she sees her husband's dead body and how much he loved her. even so, she's kind of excited about the chance to make her own decisions and not feel accountable to anyone.

mrs. mallard feels even more swept up by the idea of freedom than the fact that she had felt love for her husband.

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