Read the sentences. [1] Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776. [2] The Revolutionary war began that same year. Which is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

The two sentences give related facts that happened in the same year, so “and” combines them clearly without adding a relationship the original sentences do not state. Choice C says that Common Sense was published in 1776 and that the Revolutionary War began that same year. “But” suggests a contrast, while “once” and “when” imply a timing relationship that is not needed.

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