Read the two sentences.
a. during the renaissance, several important inventions changed society.
b. the renaissance was a period after the middle ages.

which of the following is the best way to combine sentences a and b?
a.) after the renaissance were the middle ages.
b.)during the renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the middle ages.
c.)during the renaissance, a period after the middle ages, several important inventions changed society.
d.)after the middle ages, during the renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society.

C.) During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society.  

Explanation:

This sentence combines both sentences in a concise manner while keeping the details and adding a natural flow to the reading. One way in which this sentence achieves this is by turning information from sentence B to an appositive phrase, which is a type of phrase that describes, renames or gives further information of another noun placed right beside it, in this case, that noun is “the Renaissance.”

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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