Which choice effectively combines these two sentences?
'The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.'
A. The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished, whereas their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
B. The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished by their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
C. The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished, but their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
D. The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished: their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
'It took the camp counselors over an hour to find Tanya, who will hide beneath the canoes after listening to the scary ghost story.' What edit should be made to correct this sentence?
A. change will hide to is hidden
B. change will hide to has been hiding
C. change will hide to will have hidden
D. change will hide to had been hiding
I'll gladly check your answers.
I got C for the first one and D for the second
Yes. Both answers are right.
To effectively combine the two sentences "The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished" and "Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent," you can use the coordinating conjunction "but" to show contrast.
So, the correct choice is C. The plainer rooms are more sparsely furnished, but their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent.
For the second question, the sentence "It took the camp counselors over an hour to find Tanya, who will hide beneath the canoes after listening to the scary ghost story," is incorrect.
To correct this sentence, you should change "will hide" to "had been hiding" to indicate that Tanya had been hiding under the canoes in the past tense.
Therefore, the correct choice is D. Change "will hide" to "had been hiding."