The correct answer is <span>B. A customer who has fewer than ten items may use the express line.
A is incorrect because it should be "I can barely hear," and not "I can't barely hear;" C is incorrect because it should be "fewer" credits, and not "less" given that credits is a countable noun; D is incorrect because it should be "She scored well on the quiz" given that you should use an adverb rather than an adjective after a verb.
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If it already has the souce before it like for example it says " According to blank "Evidence" You still have to put the parentheses even though it is still there.
The correct option is B.
You can test if there are two independent clauses by separating the clauses and seeing if they can stand alone.
They hadn't planned the trip. They returned to the store the next day and bought more peanut brittle.
Since the the two clauses can stand alone, there are two independent clauses.
Two independent clauses constitute a compound sentence.
