Excerpt from Norse Mythology Part D

Kate McConnaughey

(26) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, and why it grew as high as the sky.

Read the passage. Look at the underlined sections marked number (26). There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

A) Correct as is.

B) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, so why it grew as high as the sky

C) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, yet why it grew as high as the sky

D) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, but why it grew as high as the sky.

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Thomas Clements

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25 March, 15:14

Excerpt from Norse Mythology Part D

Kate McConnaughey

(26) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, and why it grew as high as the sky.

Read the passage. Look at the underlined sections marked number (26). There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose 'Correct as is.'

A) Correct as is.

B) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, so why it grew as high as the sky

C) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, yet why it grew as high as the sky

D) This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing, but why it grew as high as the sky.

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Answers (2)

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Everett Pace · Answer 1

A) Correct as isbsbGnanagzvbenshV evzhvz

Ashton · Answer 2

The sentence is correct as it is

Explanation:

This sentence connects ideas with a comma, here the sentence follows the rule of adding a comma before conjunctions, being "and" one of the most common conjunctions the rule applies as it is connecting two independent clauses "This was the reason why this wonderful tree was always growing" and "it grew as high as the sky."