The students are not so talkative in their new seats, but, they still work well in groups.
The students are not so talkative in their new seats, but they still work well in groups.
Which way is correct?
The first sentence is incorrect. The second one is correct.
Which way is better? This is for a paper.
Sorry did not mean to post it twice
It's ok. Did you see that WriteTeacher answered your question?
Both ways are correct, but they have slightly different meanings.
In the first sentence: "The students are not so talkative in their new seats, but they still work well in groups," the emphasis is on the fact that the students are not as talkative as they used to be in their new seats. It implies that their level of talkativeness has decreased compared to before, but they still work well in groups.
In the second sentence: "The students are not so talkative in their new seats, but they still work well in groups," the emphasis is on the fact that the students are not talkative in their new seats. It implies that their talkativeness level is not high in their new seating arrangement, but despite that, they still work well in groups.
The choice of which sentence to use would depend on the specific meaning or emphasis you want to convey in your sentence.