Which is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
a) the girl ran across the street and got the mail.
b) the girl ran across the street, and she got the mail.
c) the girl ran across the street because she wanted to get the mail.
d) the girl ran across the street, got the mail, and returned to the house.

♡ Answer ♡

B

♡ Step-by-step explanation ♡

  B is a correctly punctuated compound sentence. A compound sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses, or clauses that can stand on their own as sentences, are conjoined through the means of specific punctuation (such as semicolons and commas) and at least one coordinating conjunction.

 The choices A, C, and D are all incorrect. Allow me to explain why.

  A is incorrect because there are not two independent clauses. The two clauses of this sentence are ‘The girl ran across the street’ and ‘got the mail.’ While the first clause can stand alone, the second one cannot. This means that the clause ‘got the mail’ is a dependent clause. Therefore, A is not the correct answer.

  C is wrong because of the type of conjunction being used in the sentence. This sentence contains a subordinate conjunction: because. However, a compound sentence should have a coordinating conjunction. A complex sentence contains a subordinating conjunction, not a compound sentence. In conclusion, not only is C incorrect, but it is actually a complex sentence instead of a compound one.

  D is not correct because some of the clauses are dependent, not independent. The clauses ‘got the mail’ and ‘returned to the house.’ cannot stand on their own and are therefore dependent. So, answer D is incorrect.

  B, on the other hand, is the correct answer. It contains two clauses: ‘The girl ran across the street’ and ‘she got the mail.’ Both of these clauses are independent and can stand on their own. Furthermore, and is a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are the type of conjunctions used in compound sentences. This is essentially saying that and is a proper conjunction for a compound sentence, and doesn’t disrupt the type of sentence we’re looking for. All of the criteria checks out for B. This means that, so far in the elimination process, B is the only correct answer.

 With this information, we can properly conclude that the answer is B.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

life will not be easy it will be filled with war, lack of resources, damaged planet, and lack of land to live on.

i imagine life will be easier in the sense that we will have better technology and better health and medical advances as well as infustructure growth and economic resilliance we will have much stronger militaries and probably be constintly fighting with other countries for resources and lang that is actually cleanenough to live or farm on . as well i think the need for fresh water will only brainliest answer lol