Complete the passage by selecting the correct forms of punctuation. Rachel Miller has been dancing since the age of four ( , ) or ( ; ) she's also a gifted singer. People say that a talent for the musical and performance arts runs in the Miller family ( , ) or ( ; ) starting with Hannah Miller, Rachel's great grandmother. However ( , ) or ( ; ) Rachel's younger sister, Janet, isn't too fond of singing and dancing ( , ) or ( ; ) she prefers losing herself in a good book or movie.

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QUESTION POSTED AT 16/04/2020 - 06:19 PM

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Here is the completed paragraph, with the correct "punctuation marks" for the "answer choices" (i.e. "colon" or "comma") — in "parentheses".
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           "Rachel Miller has been dancing since the age of four(;) she's also a gifted singer.  People say that a talent for the musical and performance arts runs in the Miller family(,) starting with Hannah Miller, Rachel's great grandmother.  However(,) Rachel's younger sister, Janet, isn't too fond of singing and dancing(;) she prefers losing herself in a good book or movie."
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