Question

read the sentences.
thomas paine authored common sense, which argued for american independence from britain. paine also wrote the crisis.
which is the best way to combine these sentences?
○ thomas paine authored common sense, which argued for american independence from britain, and he also wrote the crisis.
○ thomas paine authored common sense, which argued for american independence from britain, but he also wrote the crisis.
○ thomas paine authored common sense, which argued for american independence from britain, also writing the crisis.
○ thomas paine authored common sense, which argued for american independence from britain, with the crisis.

Explanation:

• The first option uses the coordinating conjunction "and" to logically connect the two related facts about Thomas Paine's works, creating a grammatically correct and coherent sentence.
• The second option uses "but", which implies a contrast that does not exist between the two statements.
• The third option uses "also writing", which results in a sentence fragment and incorrect grammatical structure.
• The fourth option uses "with", which awkwardly and incorrectly links the two works without clear grammatical sense.

Answer:

A. Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain, and he also wrote The Crisis.