Question

read the sentences.
1 thomas paines 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 paines common sense was published in 1776, but the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paines common sense was published in 1776, and the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paines common sense was published in 1776, when the revolutionary war began that same year.
○ thomas paines common sense was published in 1776, once the revolutionary war began that same year.

Explanation:

• "but" implies a contrast. There is no contrast between the two events (publication of Common Sense and start of Revolutionary War). So the first option is incorrect.
• "when" is used for a specific time within a period. Here, both events happened in the same year (a whole - year time frame, not a specific moment within the year). So the third option is incorrect.
• "once" implies a condition or after a particular event. There is no such conditional or sequential relationship (in the sense of one event being conditional on the other) between the two events. So the fourth option is incorrect.
• "and" is a simple conjunction to join two independent clauses that are happening in the same time frame (1776) without implying contrast, a specific time - within - time relationship, or a conditional relationship.

Answer:

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