This is a compound sentence since it combines to sentences with a conjunction (and).
:D
<span>George Orwell was hesitant to kill the elephant,
but also felt that he needed to do his duty in a situation where he mustn’t show
any weakness to the townspeople. He had to be cruel and at the same time,
pitiful.</span>
In revision A, if you read the sentence out loud you will see that it doesn't flow very well.
In revision B, the semicolon is used incorrectly. Semicolons are used to connect two independent clauses. The second sentence (the one after the semicolon) is actually a dependent clause since it's a sentence that can't stand on its own.
In revision D, the sentence is a fragment.
The correct revision is answer choice C.
Answer:
I thought I knew the answer.
Sorry!!
