Question

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(1) When Benjamin Franklin was 22 years old, he opened a printing shop in Philadelphia. (2) There he published two popular periodicals. (3) They were the Philadelphia Gazette and Poor Richard’s. (4) The Philadelphia Gazette was a newspaper. (5) Poor Richard’s was an almanac. (6) Poor Richard’s was published once a year. (7) Poor Richard’s was a collection of miscellaneous information. (8) A feature of Poor Richard’s was advice about how to be happy. (9) The advice was also about how to be successful. (10) The advice was in the form of sayings, such as, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Which is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?
a.Poor Richard’s, published once a year, and was a collection of miscellaneous information.
b.Poor Richard’s, a collection of miscellaneous information published once a year.
c.Poor Richard’s, which was published once a year, was a collection of miscellaneous information.

Answer 1

c.Poor Richard’s, which was published once a year, was a collection of miscellaneous information.

Grammatically, sentences A and B are incorrect. In sentence A the "and" makes the sentence incorrect. In sentence B "a collection of miscellaneous information" should be set off with commas but there's only a beginning comma. Also the sentence is missing a helping verb. C is the only one that is grammatically correct.