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In a compound sentence, the comma is placed _[blank]_ the independent clause and _[blank]_ the coordinating conjunction.

Which sentence completes the blanks correctly?


A. In a compound sentence, the comma is placed after the independent clause and after the coordinating conjunction.


B. In a compound sentence, the comma is placed before the independent clause and before the coordinating conjunction.


C. In a compound sentence, the comma is placed before the independent clause and after the coordinating conjunction.


D. In a compound sentence, the comma is placed after the independent clause and before the coordinating conjunction.

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User Thisisnabi
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Answer:

d

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User Timmos
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Answer:

Your answer would be D.

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound sentence joins two or more independent clauses with a coordinator such as and, for, but, or a semi-colon. Independent clauses are made up of two phrases that can stand alone as a complete thought. They are not dependent upon one another, but they put together similar ideas. What is more, they contain three things: a subject, an action, and a complete thought (take 1).

1) I like reading, and I'm buying a new book on Friday

In the sentence above, you can see that the comma is placed after the independent clause (I like reading) and before the coordinating conjunction (and).

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