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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why would the pause after the first line be longer than the pause after the second line?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.They flickered against the ceiling. 2.Of which your soul was constituted;

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The period signifies the end of a train of thought. The first line expresses an incomplete thought. The second line expresses a complete thought. The semicolon signifies the end of a train of thought.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think the answer is A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I thought it was C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@HeatDude explain your answer please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C cant be because the thought isn't complete

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B cant be because the line has a period in the end meaning an end to a thought or sentence

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So my choices are A and D.

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