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Is this sentence grammatically correct? Which option is better? Thank you.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample, and the results were averaged.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample; the results were averaged.
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Which option is better? Thank you.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample, and the results were averaged.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample; the results were averaged.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample, and the results were averaged.
By varying the position of the adapter, spectra were taken at 10-15 locations of the sample; the results were averaged.
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Both are grammatically correct, but the first option is more natural, since the last part of the sentence is very closely related to what precedes it
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