Use the sentences to answer the question.

Question

Franklin spent an hour researching at the library last night. He checked out four books to finish the project at home.

Which one shows how these sentences can be manipulated to create a compound sentence that has the same meaning as the original sentences?

(1 point)
Responses

Franklin checked out four books from the library; he had already spent an hour researching last night.
Franklin checked out four books from the library; he had already spent an hour researching last night.

After spending an hour researching at the library last night, Franklin decided to finish the project at home and checked out four books.
After spending an hour researching at the library last night, Franklin decided to finish the project at home and checked out four books.

Franklin spent an hour researching at the library last night, and he checked out four books to finish the project at home.
Franklin spent an hour researching at the library last night, and he checked out four books to finish the project at home.

To finish the project at home, Franklin brought home four books after he spent an hour researching at the library last night.

Answer 1

The sentence that shows how the original sentences can be manipulated to create a compound sentence with the same meaning is:

Franklin spent an hour researching at the library last night, and he checked out four books to finish the project at home.

This choice effectively combines the two original sentences into a compound sentence while maintaining their meaning.