Question

which revision uses a subordinating conjunction to combine the two sentences? the concert attendees roared their approval; meanwhile, the band played a new song. the concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song. the concert attendees roared their approval, so the band played a new song. the concert attendees roared their approval and the band played a new song.

Explanation:

A subordinating conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause. "While" is a subordinating conjunction. In the second option, "while the band played a new song" is a dependent clause connected to the independent clause "The concert attendees roared their approval" by the subordinating conjunction "while". The first option uses a semicolon and "meanwhile" (not a subordinating conjunction). The third option uses "so" (a coordinating conjunction). The fourth option uses "and" (a coordinating conjunction).

Answer:

The concert attendees roared their approval while the band played a new song.