Writing Workshop: Narrative Writing — Unit test

Question 5 • FL-1001370-English 3 A

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?

Answer

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, but the Revolutionary War began that same year.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, and the Revolutionary War began that same year.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, when the Revolutionary War began that same year.

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, once the Revolutionary War began that same year.

Explanation

Both sentences give facts that happened in the same year, and neither fact contrasts with the other. The conjunction “and” joins the ideas clearly: Common Sense was published in 1776, and the Revolutionary War began that same year. “But” suggests a contrast, while “when” and “once” make the relationship less clear.

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