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Question 46 • * FL-1001315-English 1 Sem 2 CR

Which combines these two sentences to express the same idea? Select three answers.

Answer

Our cat, Margo, disappeared for two days last week, and she came back with six baby kittens.

Margo, our cat, had six baby kittens after she disappeared for two days last week.

After disappearing for two days last week, our cat, Margo, came back with six baby kittens.

Margo, our cat, had six baby kittens, but they disappeared for two days after she came back.

Six baby kittens disappeared for two days last week after our cat, Margo, came back.

Explanation

The shared idea is that Margo disappeared for two days and then returned with six baby kittens. Choices A, B, and C all preserve that sequence and meaning, though they phrase it differently. Choices D and E instead say the kittens disappeared, which changes who was missing.

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