Read the following sentences. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe. Participants are irresponsible. Which of the following correctly combines these two sentences into a complex sentence?

a. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, unless participants are irresponsible.

b. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, but participants are irresponsible.

c. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, yet participants are irresponsible.

d. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, participants are irresponsible.

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Trevin Cox

21 September, 14:12

Read the following sentences. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe. Participants are irresponsible. Which of the following correctly combines these two sentences into a complex sentence?

a. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, unless participants are irresponsible.

b. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, but participants are irresponsible.

c. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, yet participants are irresponsible.

d. Flash mobs seem both interesting and safe, participants are irresponsible.

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Micaela Massey · Answer 1

The two sentences in the introduction are in a way contrasting: how can it be safe when the participants are irresponsible? so we need a conjunction that expresses this, and both "but" and "yet" are correct. Of the two "yet" is a better option, as it is specifically used to combine contrasting information. - option c.