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Read the following sentence and answer the question that follows. Most people dislike paying taxes; although, taxes pay for services that most people like. Which of these changes would remove the grammatical error in this passage? A. Changing "although" to "however" B. Replacing the semicolon with a colon C. Removing the comma from after "although" D. Changing the semicolon to a period and capitalizing "although"

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It's A.I hope this helps you 
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The correct answer is A. Changing "although" to however.

The sentence should be like this: Most people dislike paying taxes; however, taxes pay for services that most people like.

Changing "although" to "however," will create a contrast in the statement which the sentence wants to convey.
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