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:

• Option A uses "but", implying a contrast, but there's no contrasting relationship between the two events (publication of Common Sense and start of Revolutionary War in 1776).
• Option B uses "and", which correctly connects two independent events that both occurred in 1776, showing a simple coordination of related facts.
• Option C has redundancy ("that same year" is repeated) and the use of "when" is awkward here as it suggests the publication happened at the exact time the war began, which is not the intended meaning (they just share the same year).
• Option D uses "once", implying the publication happened after the war began, which is incorrect (the war and the publication were in the same year, and the war’s start timing relative to the publication isn’t indicated as sequential in the original sentences).

Answer:

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