Which of the following is an example of two sentences that should be combined? a. county commissioners will hold a special meeting on wednesday. the primary agenda item is a discussion of the new road. b. the highway will stretch twenty miles. it will connect the toll highway with the interstate. c. most of the impacted land is currently used for farming. some of the plots, however, have been purchased by developers. d. area landowners are concerned about plans for a new highway. because they fear it will lower their property values.

Read the passage from the "general prologue" to the canterbury tales and answer the question. at table she had been well taught withal, and never from her lips let morsels fall, nor dipped her fingers deep in sauce, but ate with so much care the food upon her plate that never driblet fell upon her breast. in courtesy she had delight and zest. her upper lip was always wiped so clean that in her cup was no iota seen of grease, when she had drunk her draught of wine. what can we infer is chaucer's point in including this description of the prioress? to illustrate her commendable manners. to distinguish her from less courteous pilgrims. to show her discomfort at being outside her convent. to emphasize her lack of religious priority