Which of the following is written correctly?

A. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and it was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

B. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, it was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

C. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence that was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

D. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independ

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Laila Blankenship

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24 February, 11:23

Which of the following is written correctly?

A. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and it was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

B. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, it was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

C. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence that was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year.

D. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independ

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Kirsten Sweeney · Answer 1

Among the given sentences above, the sentence that is correctly written is option A. In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and it was formally adopted by Congress on July 4 of that year. This sentence is correctly written because as you noticed it, it is using the conjunction "and" and a comma before it, in order to avoid a run-on sentence.