Instructions: Select the answer that correct joins each pair of simple sentences with conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs and is punctuated correctly. Audrey was late for work. She had to drive her sister to school.
A) Because Audrey was late for work, she had to drive her sister to school.
B) Audrey had to drive her sister to school, so she was late for work.
C) Audrey was late for work although she had to drive her sister to school.

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This option correctly uses the conjunction "so" to show the cause and effect between Audrey driving her sister to school and being late for work. The sentence is also punctuated correctly with a comma before the conjunction. Option A uses "because" incorrectly as it shows a causal relationship in the wrong direction, and option C uses "although" incorrectly as it shows a contradiction rather than a cause and effect relationship. Option B uses the conjunction "so" to show the cause-and-effect relationship between the two sentences, indicating that Audrey was late for work because she had to drive her sister to school. This option also uses a comma before the coordinating conjunction "so," which is the proper way to punctuate two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Option A uses "because" to connect the sentences, which creates a subordinate clause and therefore requires no comma. Option C uses "although," which shows a contrast between the two sentences and is not the best choice for showing the cause-and-effect relationship between them.

Instructions: Select the Answer That Correct Joins Each Pair of Simple