Question

Excerpt from Norse Mythology Part B Kate McConnaughey The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. Which, if any, is the BEST way to improve these sentences from the passage? A) Leave as is. B) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. C) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings, the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. D) The pleasure of all living things in Baldur’s presence, means the happiness that the sunlight brings. The sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.

Answer 1

The answer is A) Leave as is

Answer 2

A) Leave as is

These two sentences are both complete thoughts and independent clauses. In order to combine them, there would need to be a semi-colon like in option B, but in option B the capitalization is incorrect (The would not be capitalized). To use a comma there would need to be a conjunction word.