Question
Read the following sentences to answer the question.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street. Because the street was empty. No one was hurt in the accident.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentences to make one compound-complex sentence?
A.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, and because the street was empty, no one was hurt in the accident.
B.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street; the street was empty, and no one was hurt in the accident.
C.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the empty street, and no one was hurt in the accident.
D.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, but the street was empty, so no one was hurt in the accident.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street. Because the street was empty. No one was hurt in the accident.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentences to make one compound-complex sentence?
A.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, and because the street was empty, no one was hurt in the accident.
B.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street; the street was empty, and no one was hurt in the accident.
C.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the empty street, and no one was hurt in the accident.
D.
The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, but the street was empty, so no one was hurt in the accident.
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The best way to rewrite the sentences to make one compound-complex sentence is:
**D. The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, but the street was empty, so no one was hurt in the accident.**
This option effectively combines multiple clauses and maintains the complex structure while using conjunctions to connect the ideas.
**D. The wind blew the building's scaffold onto the street, but the street was empty, so no one was hurt in the accident.**
This option effectively combines multiple clauses and maintains the complex structure while using conjunctions to connect the ideas.
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