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Question

Skittles are sticky and chewy. My brother has braces. He cannot eat Skittles right now.

Which revision most effectively combines these sentences to show the relationship of ideas?

Responses

My brother has braces; he cannot eat Skittles right now, Skittles are sticky and chewy.
My brother has braces; he cannot eat Skittles right now, Skittles are sticky and chewy.

Skittles are sticky and chewy, and my brother has braces, but he cannot eat Skittles right now.
Skittles are sticky and chewy, and my brother has braces, but he cannot eat Skittles right now.

My brother has braces, so he cannot eat Skittles right now because they are sticky and chewy.
My brother has braces, so he cannot eat Skittles right now because they are sticky and chewy.

Because my brother has braces, Skittles are sticky and chewy, and he cannot eat Skittles right now.

Answer 1

The best revision that effectively combines the sentences to show the relationship of ideas is:

My brother has braces, so he cannot eat Skittles right now because they are sticky and chewy.

This sentence clearly connects the reason (that Skittles are sticky and chewy) to the consequence (that he cannot eat them due to his braces).