Question 12 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B
A comma can join two independent clauses when it comes before a coordinating conjunction. In A, “Carlo loves riding the roller coaster” and “I prefer the merry-go-round” are both complete sentences, and the comma correctly comes before “but.” The other choices place commas where they do not correctly join independent clauses.
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