Asked by Joyce Gendy on Sep 26, 2024
The following sentences form a paragraph. For each set of choices, select the answer in which conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs are used correctly and the punctuation is correct. Which sentences are correct?
A) It follows exactly the river's path, or the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.
B) Because it follows exactly the river's path, the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.
C) It follows exactly the river's path, and the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.
Conjunctions
Words used to connect clauses, sentences, or words in the same clause, such as "and", "but", and "or".
Punctuated Correctly
Refers to text that has been marked with punctuation marks accurately according to grammatical rules.
- Pinpoint and execute appropriate linking words, like conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs, for the precise melding of simple sentences.
- Empower yourself to punctuate correctly when crafting compound and complex sentences that incorporate conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs.
Learning Objectives
- Pinpoint and execute appropriate linking words, like conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs, for the precise melding of simple sentences.
- Empower yourself to punctuate correctly when crafting compound and complex sentences that incorporate conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs.