read the sentences.

despite its frozen landscape, west antarctica is home to mount erebus. erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano.

which choice shows the sentences combined by changing one sentence into a phrase?

a.
despite its frozen landscape, west antarctica is home to mount erebus, and erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano.

b.
despite its frozen landscape, west antarctica is home to mount erebus, a 12,448-foot volcano.

c.
despite its frozen landscape. west antarctica is home to mount erebus volcano.

d.
despite its frozen landscape, west antarctica is home to mount erebus; erebus is a 12,448-foot volcano.