(1) many american men were drafted during world war ii. (2) many other men volunteered to serve. (3) in fact, so many men entered the armed services that professional baseball experienced a shortage of good players. (4) philip k. wrigley had an interesting solution to the problem. (5) he started a new league. (6) it was called the all-american girls professional baseball league (aagpbl). (7) to find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs. (8) they were very popular at that time. (9) the aagpbl was a hit. (10) in 1948, the year in which the league reached its high point of popularity, more than a million fans came to watch aagpbl games. (11) the league produced many fine players, including mary “bonnie” baker. (12) dorothy kamenshek was also a fine player. (13) after world war ii ended, the aagpbl declined in popularity. (14) in 1954, the league was disbanded. which is the most effective way to combine sentences (7) and (8)? to find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs, which were very popular at that time. to find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs very popular at that time. to find good players, he scouted, women’s softball clubs being very popular at that time. to find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs, and they were very popular at that time.

The correct answer is A. To find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs, which were very popular at that time.

Explanation:

Although combining two or more sentences to create a longer a complex sentence might not be easy for some students there are steps that can help you in the process this includes checking the revision preserves the original meaning and essence of the sentence combined; combining sentences in a way it is grammatically correct and combining sentences according to the relationship between the sentences.

In the case of the sentence (7) and sentence (8), sentence (8) relates to sentence (7) because it describes the term "women's softball clubs" and therefore the relationship between both sentences is a dependence relationship which can be established by using subordinating words such as that, which, when, etc. This implies, the sentence that correctly combines both of sentence is "To find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs, which were very popular at that time" because this sentence uses the subordinating conjunction "which" to establish the relationship between both sentences have and also, this is the only sentence that is both grammatically correct and preserves almost all the elements of both sentences.

malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.

the correct answer is: d