Question

read the sentences.
1 thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776. 2 the revolutionary war began that same year.
which is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
○ thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776, but the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776, and the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776, when the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paine’s common sense was published in 1776, once the revolutionary war began that same year.

Explanation:

To combine the sentences, we need a conjunction that shows a logical relationship. The two events (publication of Common Sense and start of Revolutionary War) both happened in 1776 and are related as concurrent events.

• "but" (first option) implies contrast, which is not appropriate here.
• "and" (second option) shows addition/conjunction of two related events in the same year, which is correct.
• "when" (third option) is used to show time dependency, but the sentence structure with "when" here is redundant ("that same year" and "when" conflict).
• "once" (fourth option) implies a sequence (one after the other), but the events are concurrent, not sequential.

Answer:

B. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, and the Revolutionary War began that same year.