Question

Select all the correct answers.
Read the sentences below.

Peter is late today. He usually comes on time.

In which two ways can the sentences be correctly combined?

Although Peter is late today, he usually comes on time.
Peter is late today, but he usually comes on time.
Because Peter is late today, he usually comes on time.
As a result, Peter is late today, he usually comes on time.
Peter is late today, he usually comes on time.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- Although Peter is late today, he usually comes on time.
- Peter is late today, but he usually comes on time.

Why the others are wrong:
- Because Peter is late today, he usually comes on time. — illogical cause-effect.
- As a result, Peter is late today, he usually comes on time. — wrong logic and incorrect punctuation.
- Peter is late today, he usually comes on time. — comma splice (two independent clauses joined only by a comma).