Asked by Shuming Zhang on Sep 26, 2024
Select the answer that joins each pair of simple sentences with conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs correctly and is punctuated correctly. Angelo lost his key during football practice.
He could not get into the house that night.
A) Angelo lost his key during football practice; consequently, he could not get into the house that night.
B) Angelo lost his key during football practice for he could not get into the house that night.
C) Because Angelo could not get into the house last night, he lost his key during football practice.
Conjunctions
Words that join together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words, such as "and," "but," and "or."
Conjunctive Adverbs
Words that connect two independent clauses or sentences, showing relationship in terms of sequence, contrast, cause and effect, or other relationships.
Punctuated Correctly
Texts or sentences that have been properly marked with punctuation symbols to clarify meaning and indicate pauses or stops.
- Detect and employ fitting connecting terms, namely conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs, for the successful connection of simple sentences.
- Adopt the competency to punctuate effectively in the assembly of compound and complex sentences using conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs.
- Recognize the logical relationships between ideas as expressed through conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
Learning Objectives
- Detect and employ fitting connecting terms, namely conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs, for the successful connection of simple sentences.
- Adopt the competency to punctuate effectively in the assembly of compound and complex sentences using conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs.
- Recognize the logical relationships between ideas as expressed through conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.