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Writing a Personal Narrative that Expresses Your Identity — Unit test

Question 7 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Read the following sentence. Then, answer the question.Ben wants to go to the zoo but his sister is not feeling well.Which statement is correct?

Answer
A
No comma is needed because a dependent clause follows an independent clause in this sentence.
B
A comma is needed in this sentence after the word "but" to separate the two independent clauses.
C
No comma is needed because this is a simple sentence that expresses only one idea.
D
A comma is needed after the word "zoo" to separate the two independent clauses joined by the conjunction.

Explanation

The sentence contains two independent clauses: “Ben wants to go to the zoo” and “his sister is not feeling well.” When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction such as “but,” place a comma before the conjunction. Therefore, the comma belongs after “zoo,” not after “but.”

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