Question

Despite its frozen landscape, West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus. Erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano. Which choice shows the sentences combined by changing one sentence into a phrase? A. Despite its frozen landscape, West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus, a 12,448-foot volcano. B. Despite its frozen landscape, West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus, and Erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano. C. Despite its frozen landscape, West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus; Erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano. D. Despite its frozen landscape. West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus volcano.

Answer 1

A. Despite its frozen landscape, West Antarctica is home to Mount Erebus, a 12,448-foot volcano.

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Answer 2

The correct answer would be A. B isn't correct because, even though the sentences have been combined, one sentence wasn't changed into a phrase, it remained a sentence. (You make a phrase by deleting the verb from a sentence). The same goes for C. D could be correct, but a part of the sentence was omitted (12 448 foot) so it isn't the same as the original sentence. Whereas A is.