Combining Sentences

What is the most effective way to combine these two sentences?

Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult.

I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, and I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, but I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

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Why is "but" a better choice than "and" in joining the two sentences together?

• But is used to show similarities between two ideas, and the two sentences share similar ideas.

• But is used to show a contradiction between two ideas, and the two sentences had contrasting ideas.

Where is the correct place to put the comma (,) when joining two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult but I thought it would afford most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, but I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult but, I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

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What is the most effective way to combine these two sentences?

Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult.

I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, although I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult although I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

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What is the most effective way to combine these two sentences?

Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult.

I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• While fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• While fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Compound Sentence

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(b) Complex Sentence

• joins clauses with a semicolon (;)

• combines 2 independent clauses

• can join clauses with a comma (,) + a FANBOY

• combines a dependant clause with an independant clause

• needs a comma (,) if the dependent clause is at the beginning of the sentence

• does not need a comma (,) if the dependent clause is at the end of the sentence

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What is the most effective way to combine these two senetences?

Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult.

I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult, however I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult however, I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

• Fostering a pet seemed like the most difficult; however, I also thought it would afford the most freedom.

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When you have a conjunctive adverb linking two independent clauses, you should use a ​ (a)   between the clauses. Common conjunctive adverbs include words like ​ (b)   ​ , otherwise, ​ (c)   ​ , then, likewise, and many others.​

• semicolon (;)

• comma (,)

• however

• therefore

• and

• but

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