Question

read the sentences.
1 thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776. 2 the revolutionary war began that same year.
which is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
thomas paines
common sense was
published in 1776,
when the
revolutionary war
began that same
year.

thomas paines
common sense was
published in 1776,
and the
revolutionary war
began that same
year.

thomas paines
common sense was
published in 1776,
but the
revolutionary war
began that same
year.

thomas paines
common sense was
published in 1776,
once the
revolutionary war
began that same
year.

Explanation:

To combine the two sentences, we need to show the relationship between the publication of Common Sense and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Both events happened in 1776, so we need a conjunction that shows a time - related or a simple addition of two related events.

• Option 1: "when" is used to show a time relationship. The publication of Common Sense and the beginning of the war happened in the same year, so "when" can be used to connect them as it shows that the war began at the same time (in the same year) as the publication.
• Option 2: "and" is a coordinating conjunction that can be used to join two independent clauses that are related. Since both events are related (happened in 1776), "and" is also a valid way to combine them. But we need to check the logical relationship more closely. The publication of Common Sense and the start of the war are two events that occurred in the same year, and there is a temporal relationship. "When" more precisely captures the temporal aspect as it emphasizes the time (1776) when both events occurred. However, if we consider the simple addition of two related events, "and" is also correct. But in the context of sentence combination for showing the time - related occurrence, "when" is a very appropriate choice. Let's analyze the other options:
• Option 3: "but" is used to show a contrast, and there is no contrast between the two events, so this is incorrect.
• Option 4: "once" implies that one event happened after the other, but both events happened in 1776 (we don't know the exact order within the year from the given sentences), so "once" is incorrect.

Between "when" (Option 1) and "and" (Option 2), "when" is more effective in showing the temporal relationship between the two events.

Answer:

The best way to combine the sentences is: Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published in 1776, when the Revolutionary War began that same year. (The first option among the given choices)