Which of the following sentences does not use a coordinating conjunction effectively? a. My sister and I love tortilla soup ... b. She went shopping but didn't find anything she liked. c. He felt ill, but he had a fever. d. We decided to buy a pig, but we didn't know it would be so smelly.

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Adrien Taylor

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19 July, 08:27

Which of the following sentences does not use a coordinating conjunction effectively? a. My sister and I love tortilla soup ... b. She went shopping but didn't find anything she liked. c. He felt ill, but he had a fever. d. We decided to buy a pig, but we didn't know it would be so smelly.

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Amira · Answer 1

I think it is c. He felt ill, but he had a fever

Cheesestick · Answer 2

B. because the conjunction 'but' is used when stating something that contrasts with the first part of the sentence. The second part of sentence b. supports the first part. The conjunction used in that sentence should be 'and'.