Asked by kendall
He had not been able to come up with anything good. Devan was nervous about his essay.
What is the BEST way to combine the information in the two sentences?
A.
He had not been able to come up with anything good, but Devan was nervous about his essay.
B.
He had not been able to come up with anything good, or Devan was nervous about his essay.
C.
Devan was nervous about his essay; he had not been able to come up with anything good.
D.
Devan was nervous about his essay, yet he had not been able to come up with anything good.
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C. "Devan was nervous about his essay; he had not been able to come up with anything good."
This uses a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses and keeps the logical order (Devan's nervousness follows from his inability to come up with anything good).
This uses a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses and keeps the logical order (Devan's nervousness follows from his inability to come up with anything good).
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