This English question involves literary analysis, grammar, or writing skills. The detailed response below provides a well-structured answer with supporting evidence and clear explanations.
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Here are the answers to your questions: Q[1]: The sentence requires a word to complete the phrase "first half of the twentieth" and a conjunction to connect the two independent clauses. The second clause ("these ingenious devices were eventually replaced...") presents a contrast to the first ("Leibniz wheel calculators were popular..."). A comma followed by "but" correctly connects two contrasting independent clauses. The correct option is: C) century, but Q[2]: The sentence lists the author's works, using semicolons to separate complex items that contain internal commas. The blank needs to insert another work, "Lagos, A Kind of Marriage," into this list. To maintain parallel structure, the title should be followed by a semicolon to separate it from