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Choose the option that correctly converts the sentence into a compound sentence: 'Because the server crashed, the office closed early.'
The correct conversion is 'The server crashed, so the office closed early.' It links two independent clauses with the coordinating conjunction 'so', keeping the cause and effect. The other options are ungrammatical or leave a dependent structure.
- AThe server crashed, so the office closed early.Correct
- BThe server crashing, the office closed early.
- CSince the server crashed that the office closed early.
- DThe office closed early when crashing the server.
Explanation
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction such as 'so'. 'The server crashed, so the office closed early' does this and keeps the cause-effect meaning. The other options are ungrammatical or change the structure incorrectly.
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