Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
In late January 2011, protests broke out in Cairo, Egypt because of anger over government corruption
A)Cairo, Egypt
B)Cairo, Egypt.
C)Cairo, Egypt,
D)Cairo, Egypt;

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The best choice is "Cairo, Egypt,"
Insert commas between the city and the country and after the country when mentioning a city and country in a sentence. The country acts as an appositive, explaining the location of the city. A period or a semicolon is not the appropriate punctuation to use in this sentence.

Choose the Answer Which Best Rewords the Italicized Portion