Question

Which sentence correctly uses a coordinating clause?

A. Although we started out early, we arrived home late.
B. If you wish to learn how to bake bread, practice it regularly.
C Jim ate dinner after watching the evening news on television.
D. Dad went into the bedroom, but first he stopped to pet the dog.

Answer 1

D. Dad went into the bedroom, but first he stopped to pet the dog.

Step-by-step explanation:

A coordinate clause is a clause introduced by one of the coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so). Together with the main clause, one or more coordinate clauses make up a compound sentence - a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses.

In order to solve this question, we need to determine which sentence contains a coordinating conjunction. Based on the list of coordinating conjunctions I've included, we can see that the correct answer is sentence D (but is the coordinating conjunction that introduces the coordinate clause). The rest of the sentences contain subordinating conjunctions (although, if, after), which is why they are incorrect.

This is why option D is the correct one.