Po’Pay was a Tewa leader from Ohkay Owingeh, a pueblo loed about twenty-five miles north of present-day Santa Fe, New

Question

Po&rsquo;Pay was a Tewa leader from Ohkay Owingeh, a pueblo loed about twenty-five miles north of present-day Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was instrumental in organizing the Pueblo Revolt of ______ blank as a result of his leadership, the Spanish colonizers were expelled from the region for a time. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Accepted Answer

Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is the coordination of main clauses within a sentence. This choice correctly uses a comma and the coordinating conjunction &ldquo;and&rdquo; to join the first main clause (&ldquo;He...1680&rdquo;) and the second main clause (&ldquo;as...time&rdquo;). Choice A is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The two main clauses are fused without punctuation and/or a conjunction. Choice B is incorrect because when coordinating two longer main clauses such as these, it&rsquo;s conventional to use a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Choice C is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. Without a conjunction following it, a comma can&rsquo;t be used in this way to join two main clauses.

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