Take a look at the pair of sentences, and then look at the combined sentence. Identify what was changed to form the new sentence.

I visited the zoo. My first stop was the tiger habitat.

When I visited the zoo, my first stop was the tiger habitat.

A.

combined two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction

B.

changed one sentence to a subordinate clause

C.

combined two independent clauses with a semicolon

D.

changed one sentence to a phrase

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Marge

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8 September, 22:38

Take a look at the pair of sentences, and then look at the combined sentence. Identify what was changed to form the new sentence.

I visited the zoo. My first stop was the tiger habitat.

When I visited the zoo, my first stop was the tiger habitat.

A.

combined two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction

B.

changed one sentence to a subordinate clause

C.

combined two independent clauses with a semicolon

D.

changed one sentence to a phrase

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Serena Lindsey · Answer 1

The answer is B. changed one sentence to a subordinate clause

Rodolfo Simmons · Answer 2

The answer is letter B. Changed one sentence to a subordinate clause. A subordinate clause is a dependent clause which adds more ideas to the main clause. This type of clause usually begins with subordinating conjunctions like: when, although, because, once, after, before, if and etc.