Question

1. choose the best answer.

which of these is the best combination of the following two sentences?
the twins are happy. the twins are three years old.
the happy twins are three years old.
the twins are happy and three years old.
the twins are three years old, or happy.
the twins, three years old, are happy.

1. choose the best answer.

which of these is the best combination of the following two sentences?
the five horses were wild. the five horses were free.
the free wild five horses were.
the wild horses of five were also free.
the five wild horses were free.
the five horses were wild and the five horses were free.

Explanation:

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To combine the two sentences "The twins are happy." and "The twins are three years old.", we need a grammatically correct and clear combination. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "The happy twins are three years old." This changes the meaning a bit, suggesting the "happy" is a defining characteristic of the twins being three years old, which is not the original meaning.
• Option 2: "The twins are happy and three years old." This correctly combines the two statements using "and" to show both qualities of the twins.
• Option 3: "The twins are three years old, or happy." Using "or" is incorrect as both statements are true about the twins, not an either - or situation.
• Option 4: "The twins, three years old, are happy." This is a bit awkward in structure and does not flow as well as Option 2.

We need to combine "The five horses were wild." and "The five horses were free." Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "The free wild five horses were." This is grammatically incorrect and does not make sense.
• Option 2: "The wild horses of five were also free." This is an incorrect and confusing structure.
• Option 3: "The five wild horses were free." This combines the two ideas by using "wild" as an adjective to describe the five horses and stating they were free, which is a concise and correct combination.
• Option 4: "The five horses were wild and the five horses were free." This is a very wordy and repetitive way of combining the sentences.

Answer:

B. The twins are happy and three years old.

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