Question

examine the following sentence and then identify the rule that governs the comma. we spent a long time reviewing for the trivia contest, but loren’s team scored more points. rule 1, comma in a series rule 4, comma with appositives rule 5, comma with speaker tag rule 7, comma in compound sentences

Explanation:

The sentence has two independent clauses ("We spent a long time reviewing for the trivia contest" and "Loren's team scored more points") joined by the coordinating conjunction "but". A comma is used before the coordinating conjunction to separate these two independent clauses, which fits the rule for compound sentences. The other rules do not apply: there is no series of items, appositive, or speaker tag in the sentence.

Answer:

Rule 7, comma in compound sentences