Question

The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Its source is a peaceful lake in Minnesota. It flows south. It

flows past 10 states. Its mouth is in Louisiana

Which sentence best combines these ideas into a compound-complex sentence?

Answer 1

Answer:D

The source of the Mississippi River is a peaceful lake in Minnesota; from there, the river flows south past 10 states to its mouth in Louisiana, where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Answer 2

The main coherent idea is the first statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico