The lions symbolize<span> Santiago's lost youth as well as his pride (a group of </span>lions<span> is called a "pride"). ... Now that Santiago is no longer young, and has lost his friends, family, and strength, he sees the </span>lions<span> only in his dreams.</span>
There is more than one conjunction in the sentence, the word but acts as a coordinating conjunction. Also the words not only and but also act as a correlative conjunction.
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"The Judges' combined score moved the competitor to the top of the scoreboard" is the correct response because in this case "Judges" is plural so the apostrophe is outside.
