Directions: Chose the best way to connect the following sentences from "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" with a coordinating
conjunction
I knew this all was play. I also felt certain that when the hour for
killing arrived, they would kill.
Select one:
a. I knew all this was play, but I also felt certain that when the
hour for killing arrived, they would kill.
O b. I knew all this was play, and I also felt certain that when the
hour for killing arrived, they would kill.
c. I knew all this was play, so I also felt certain that when the hour
for killing arrived, they would kill.
d. I knew all this was play, or I also felt certain that when the hour
for killing arrived, they would kill.
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