Question

How can this sentence be changed into a simple sentence?

Jim didn’t take good notes, so Mary helped him study for the test.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Remove the comma and conjunction so

B. Replace so with and

C. Remove the comma, conjunction and clause Mary helped him study for the test

D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Answer 1

The sentence "Jim didn't take good notes, so Mary helped him study for the test" can be changed into a simple sentence by removing the comma and the conjunction "so". The resulting simple sentence would be:

"Jim didn't take good notes Mary helped him study for the test."

Therefore, the correct answer is A. Remove the comma and conjunction so.