Well, let's see... I don't know what a coordinating conjunction is off the top of my head, but I know B isn't the answer, since 'independent' means 'highly capable of handling oneself'. C <em>certainly</em> isn't the answer, simply because you can see by this answer they obviously do combine with a dependent clause from time to time. That leaves us with D and A, which both leave the same term. However, I do believe I can use the word preceding <em>conjunction</em>, which is <em>coordinating</em>, to realize that 'and,' 'but,' and 'or' are coordinating conjunctions. Seriously, D cannot be the answer because not every sentence starts with any of those. So your answer is A.
The sentence that accurately describes the relationship between the theory of Universal Grammar and the acquisition of a second language is "The theory of Universal Grammar supports language acquisition because all languages share a similar structure." According to this theory, there are <u>universal principles</u>, shared by all languages, and <u>parameters</u> that can vary between languages. So, a second language learner has to set the values of a parameter. For example, the pro-drop parameter has two values, the pro-drop in the case of the Spanish language, in which a subject or object pronoun can be omitted, and the non-pro drop in the English language, in which the pronoun cannot be omitted.
<span> A semicolon should precede the conjunctive adverb.</span>
Francie with age experienced the problem of loneliness because she never had any friends.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Betty Smith's "A tree grows in Brooklyn", there is a story of a girl named Francie. With age she experienced the problem of loneliness. When she was young, she had no friends and she used to play with her imaginary friends.
When she grew up, there was again loneliness in her life, but by then she had developed the habits of reading books and made books her best friends. She used to spend time with books like they were her companion. The readers who read this book or who love to read, consider books as their best friends and companion.