Question

an ethiopian goat herder was the first person to discover the coffee plant. ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee. however therefore ← joining words combine the sentences. use a semicolon and one of the joining words.

Explanation:

To combine the sentences, we analyze the relationship between them. The first sentence tells about the discovery of the coffee plant by an Ethiopian goat herder, and the second states Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. The word "therefore" shows a causal relationship (the discovery leads to Ethiopia being the birthplace). We use a semicolon before "therefore" and add a comma after it. So the combined sentence is: "An Ethiopian goat herder was the first person to discover the coffee plant; therefore, Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee."

Answer:

An Ethiopian goat herder was the first person to discover the coffee plant; therefore, Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee.