Question

which is the best way to complete the text?
nurses at the ashland county hospital work long hours with little ______ receive generous benefits.
pay. but
pay but
pay, but

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze the sentence structure. The first part "work long hours with little pay" is an independent clause, and the second part "receive generous benefits" is another independent clause. To connect two independent clauses, we need a comma before the coordinating conjunction "but". The first option ("pay. But") creates two separate sentences, but the original context seems to be a single - sentence contrast. The second option ("pay but") lacks the necessary comma to separate the two independent clauses. The third option ("pay, but") correctly uses a comma before "but" to connect the two independent clauses.

Answer:

C. pay, but (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C as A. pay. But, B. pay but, C. pay, but)