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? After the Renaissance were the Middle Ages. After the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society. During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the Middle Ages.

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We have two things we need to have in our final sentence.

A. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society.

B. The Renaissance was a period after the Middle Ages.

Let's look at each of these sentences.

After the Renaissance were the Middle Ages.

This is wrong because B says that the Renaissance was after the Middle Ages.

After the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society. This one makes no sense if you read it out loud, so it is wrong.

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

This is correct because it says that the the Renaissance is after the Middle ages and that several inventions changed society. This makes sense if you read it out loud.

During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the Middle Ages.

This is incorrect because they don't really clarify that the Renaissance was after the Middle ages. They just said there were inventions after the Middle Ages, so this is wrong.

Therefore, the answer is During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society.

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a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.  

the answer is b, it brings the reader closer to the action.

it would've been a if the word had been determined, not conceited

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