Question

add a comma or semicolon if needed. otherwise, submit the text without any additional punctuation. professional eater sonya thomas weighs only ninety - eight pounds but she has competed in nearly two hundred eating contests and is ranked sixth overall in the international federation of competitive eating.

Explanation:

When joining two independent clauses (complete sentences) with a coordinating conjunction like "but", a comma is used before the conjunction. Here, "Professional eater Sonya Thomas weighs only ninety - eight pounds" and "she has competed in nearly two hundred eating contests and is ranked sixth overall in the International Federation of Competitive Eating" are independent clauses.

Answer:

Professional eater Sonya Thomas weighs only ninety - eight pounds, but she has competed in nearly two hundred eating contests and is ranked sixth overall in the International Federation of Competitive Eating.