Question

which sentence from the passage includes a coordinating conjunction?
\he wrote that wearing school uniforms might result in students feeling more connected to their peers and the school community, and foster a stronger sense of identity and fellowship.\ (paragraph 7)
\however, i feel that mr. crockett’s editorial did not present a complete picture of the issue, and i would like your readers to see the gaps in his arguments.\ (paragraph 1)
\he noted that private schools, which required students to wear standard uniforms, benefited from such regulations.\ (paragraph 2)
\furthermore, comparing public to private schools is comparing apples to oranges.\ (paragraph 3)
reading passage
the walden press
letters to the editor
school uniforms not the answer
dear editor:
1 i am writing in response to a recent editorial by one of your staff writers, mr. james crockett. in his editorial, mr crockett expressed his support for the proposal up for a school board vote next week to make school uniforms mandatory for students across the walden independent school district. however, i feel that mr. crockett’s editorial did not present a complete picture of the issue, and i would like your readers to see the gaps in his arguments.
2 mr. crockett discussed the history of school uniforms in public schools, describing comparisons made in the 1980s between the quality of public schools and private schools, in particular catholic schools. he noted that private schools, which required students to wear standard uniforms, benefited from such regulations. in addition, statistics from the u.s. department of education were included, which stated that between the 1999-2000 and 2009-2010 school years, the percent of public schools requiring uniforms increased from 12% to 19%.
3 while the statistics may show that more schools implemented school uniform policies, mr crockett failed to provide any information on how specific schools may or may not have improved because of this change. in addition, mr. crockett presented no hard evidence that private schools benefited because their students wore uniforms. furthermore, comparing public to private schools is comparing apples to oranges. it does not work.

Explanation:

Coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Check each option:

• First option: "and" here connects phrases but the first part has a verb issue (should be "fostering" to parallel "resulting").
• Second option: "and" connects two independent clauses, correctly as a coordinating conjunction.
• Third option: No coordinating conjunction (has a relative pronoun "which").
• Fourth option: "Furthermore" is a conjunctive adverb, not a coordinating conjunction.

Answer:

"However, I feel that Mr. Crockett’s editorial did not present a complete picture of the issue, and I would like your readers to see the gaps in his arguments." (paragraph 1)