Analyzing Tone and Identifying Central Ideas: Chief Joseph's speech "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs"
Question 2 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A
Read the sentences. There were five original Iroquois Nations. In the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth. Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?
Answer
A
There were five original Iroquois Nations, in the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
B
There were five original Iroquois Nations; in the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
C
There were five original Iroquois Nations in the early 1700s because the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
D
There were five original Iroquois Nations, in the early 1700s the Tuscarora; joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
Explanation
Both sentences express complete thoughts, so a semicolon can join them without creating a run-on sentence. Choice B correctly uses a semicolon between the two independent clauses. Choice A joins them with only a comma, and the other choices change the meaning or use punctuation incorrectly.
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