Question

(1) Today, the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is about twice the amount that remains in the atmosphere. . . . (2) The increased amount of carbon dioxide (and other gases) in the atmosphere is causing a rise in temperature called global warming. (3) These gases allow the sun's rays to pass through, but they absorb and radiate heat back to Earth, a phenomenon called the greenhouse effect. (4) Global warming is contributing to climate change, which is causing significant changes in many of the Earth's ecosystems.
Source: Mader, Sylvia, and Michael Windelspecht. Essentials of Biology. 4th ed., WCB-McGraw, 2015.



Which sentence from the passage uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses?

Multiple choice question.

sentence 1


sentence 3


sentence 4


sentence 2

Answer 1

The sentence which used coordinating conjunction in order to join independent clauses is sentence 3.

What is a coordinating conjunction?

A coordinating conjunction is a word that is used to join clauses into a single sentence. Examples include "but," "if," and "and."

In sentence 3, two independent clauses are joined into one sentence by the conjunction, "but."

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