Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.
Men and women use separate communal bowls; often, women may sit together.
A)communal bowls; often,
B)communal bowls, often,
C)communal bowls; and often,
D)communal bowls very often

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The best choice is "communal bowls; often,"
Semicolons can separate two independent clauses - clauses that can stand alone as sentences - that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction. A comma is inappropriate to join the clauses. "Very" does not fit within the context of the sentence.

Choose the Answer Which Best Rewords the Italicized Portion