Question

1. choose the best answer.

which of these is the best combination of the following two sentences?
berkeley is a university in california. ucla is a university in california.
berkeley is a university in california, but ucla is a university in california.
berkeley and ucla are universities in california.
berkeley is a university in california, and ucla is a university in california.
berkeley is a university, and ucla is a university, in california.

1. choose the best answer.

which of these is the best combination of the following two sentences?
we might name our hamster austin. we might name our hamster houston.
austin or houston, we might name our hamster.
we might name our hamster austin, and we might name our hamster houston.
we might name our hamster austin, or we might name our hamster houston.
we might name our hamster austin or houston.

Explanation:

Question 5

To combine the two sentences "Berkeley is a university in California. UCLA is a university in California." effectively, we need a concise way that shows both are universities in California. The option "Berkeley and UCLA are universities in California." combines them by using "and" to list both subjects and states the common predicate, which is the most concise and correct combination. The other options either use unnecessary conjunctions (like "but" which is incorrect contextually or repeating the full predicate).

The two sentences are "We might name our hamster Austin. We might name our hamster Houston." We need to combine them to show the two possible names. The option "We might name our hamster Austin or Houston." is the most concise and correct way as it uses "or" to present the two options for the hamster's name. The other options either repeat the full predicate ("we might name our hamster") unnecessarily or have awkward phrasing.

Answer:

B. Berkeley and UCLA are universities in California.

Question 6