[Video] Q8: No change or anodes or meaning or anodes and this meant or anodes, this meant

Explanation for Question 8 From the Writing Section on the 2019 March Sat

Turning now to question number eight, 2 this question is asking us how to effectively combine these 3 two clauses, making sure that we're using our punctuation rules correctly. 4 So let's read the sentence as it is now and see if there's any 5 issues that we need to fix reading the sentence that 6 starts here with, in addition, in addition, 7 the anodes retained about 13% more ions than do conventional 8 anodes, which meant that the batteries could provide more electricity before needing to be 9 recharged than in conventional batteries can. 10 So here we see, which meant is being used to link the 11 observed trend of the anodes pertaining more ions and 12 the result, which is that the batteries could provide more electricity before needing to 13 be recharged. So this is an effective use of which meant it all makes 14 sense. So we don't necessarily need to change anything, 15 but before we select the no change option, 16 let's look at our other answer. 17 Choices, choice B uses a semi-colon before the word 18 meaning. So if we were to implement a semi-colon or put a semi-colon in 19 here, um, that would imply that we're working with two independent clauses. 20 Remember, in order to use a, semi-colon both the part of the sentence that 21 come before the assignment colon, and the part that come after the semi-colon have 22 to be able to stand on their own as individual sentences. 23 In this case, the second part of the sentence would read meaning that the 24 batteries could prov...