Question

Read the passage.

(1) William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. (2) It is a town in England. (3) He is believed to have attended the King’s New School there from age seven to age fourteen. (4) Teachers were strict in Shakespeare’s day. (5) The school day was long. (6) In the summer, school started at 6 a.m. (7) School did not end until 5 p.m. (8) In the winter, the school day was an hour or two shorter. (9) At age nine, students began learning Latin. (10) It was the language of international affairs. (11) In school, students spoke Latin. (12) Teachers also spoke Latin. (13) Students caught speaking English in school were punished.

Which is the most effective way to combine sentences (6) and (7)?


a.Not ending until 5 p.m., school in the summer started at 6 a.m.


b.The summer school day, ending at 5 p.m., started at 6 a.m.


c.Starting at 6 a.m. and not ending until 5 p.m. was school in the summer.


d.In the summer, school started at 6 a.m. and did not end until 5 p.m.

Answer 1

the answer for this statement is D

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. In the summer, school started at 6 a.m. and did not end until 5 p.m.

Step-by-step explanation:

In writing, combining two or more sentences imply including important information of the sentences while using appropriate conjunctions between them and avoiding unnecessary repetition. In the case of sentences " In the summer, school started at 6 a.m." and "School did not end until 5 p.m." it is not necessary to have two sentences as both are related to the schedule of the school instead as they can be linked using the conjunction "and" that shows they have the same importance and omitting the word "school" in the second sentence as it is not necessary. According to this, the best way to combine this sentences is " In the summer, school started at 6 a.m. and did not end until 5 p.m." as this links both sentences appropriately and preserves the meaning of both.