Early jazz music, like much of Western music up to that time, generally used chord tones to create melodies. Bebop jazz, in contrast, relied heavily on chromatic ornamentation and borrowed notes from altered ______ new harmonic opportunities for musicians.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Correct
Incorrect
Consider the relationship between the portions of the sentence before and after the blank in order to determine how best to combine them. The second clause contributes useful information regarding the results of using the "chromatic ornamentation" and "altered scales." Making this a dependent clause that modifies the independent clause at the start of the sentence will clearly and smoothly show the relationship between the ideas. Choice (C) does so with the proper punctuation and is correct. Choice (A) incorrectly uses a period to separate the dependent clause. Choice (B) incorrectly uses a semicolon preceding the dependent clause. Similarly, the comma and FANBOYS conjunction "and" must introduce an independent clause, making (D) incorrect.