Question

A writer combined the sentences below into a single sentence. Analyze the combination sentence, and evaluate whether the writer met the stated goal. Writing goal: These two simple sentences are to be combined to form a compound sentence. The house was very cold this morning. We huddled under our blankets during breakfast. The result is this: The house was very cold this morning, we huddled under our blankets during breakfast. This result is _____. incorrect because it is not joined correctly correct but not a compound sentence correct and meets the stated goal

Answer 1

Answer:

"Incorrect because it is not joined correctly.

Explanation:

There ought to be a conjunction joining the two separate sentences for them to be one.

The correct of the resultant compound sentence should be;

The house was cold this morning, so we huddled under our blankets during breakfast.

So, here is the conjunction that correctly joins the two sentences. It is an example of a coordinating conjunction.