read the following sentences: i dreamed of being a marine biologist. i lived in iowa. which revision uses a…
read the following sentences: i dreamed of being a marine biologist. i lived in iowa. which revision uses a coordinating conjunction and correct punctuation? \n- i dreamed of being a marine biologist, but i lived in iowa.\n- despite living in iowa i dreamed of being a marine biologist.\n- i lived in iowa yet i dreamed of being a marine biologist.\n- i dreamed of being a marine biologist, although i lived in iowa.
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Brief Explanations:
To determine the correct revision, we analyze coordinating conjunctions (like "but") and punctuation. Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses with a comma before them. The original sentences are "I dreamed of being a marine biologist" (independent) and "I lived in Iowa" (independent). The option "I dreamed of being a marine biologist, but I lived in Iowa" uses a comma before the coordinating conjunction "but" to correctly join the two independent clauses. Other options use subordinating conjunctions (e.g., "despite", "although", "yet" which is subordinating here) or incorrect punctuation.
Answer:
A. I dreamed of being a marine biologist, but I lived in Iowa (assuming the first option is labeled A, as per typical multiple - choice formatting with the first option being the correct one here)