Question

orange is considered a secondary ______ it mixes two primary colors, yellow and red, while brown can be achieved by adding blue to orange or by mixing red, yellow, and blue. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choose 1 answer: a color and because b color; because c color because d color, and because

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze the sentence structure. The first part "Orange is considered a secondary color" is a complete thought, and the second part "it mixes two primary colors..." explains why orange is a secondary color. We need to connect these parts correctly. Option C ("color because") combines the noun "color" with the subordinating conjunction "because" to introduce the reason, creating a grammatically correct and coherent sentence. Option A uses "and" which would make the second clause independent, but "because" introduces a dependent clause, so "and" is incorrect. Option B uses a semicolon, but a semicolon should separate two independent clauses, and "because..." is not independent. Option D adds a comma and "and", which is incorrect as "because" introduces a dependent clause, not a coordinate clause with "and".

Answer:

C. color because