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Does the following sentence need a comma?

We plan to call Brandi about the party and ask her to show up early.

A. No, because the sentence has two independent clauses on either side of the
coordinating conjunction.
B. Yes, because the coordinating conjunction separates two complete thoughts.
C. No, because there is only one independent clause.
D. Yes, because there is only one independent clause.

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Answer:

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Add a comma after "party" since the conjunction "and" is separating two independent clauses

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