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the best way to combine these two sentences
the best way to combine these two sentences
*The Titanic was considered an unsinkable ship.
*On April 15, 1912, it hit an icerberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.
A.The Titanic on April 15, 1912, hit an iceberg and sank even though it was considered unsinkable
D.The Titanic was considered an unsinkable ship. but on April 15, 1912, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank
I want to know why "A" is wrong?
8 de sep. de 2019 14:41
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In A, you should put the date before “the Titanic” to make it sound more natural. So “On April 15, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg...”
8 de septiembre de 2019
You need a comma since you’ve separated the subject from the verb. The Titanic, on April 15, 1912, hit an iceberg... It otherwise sounds like it’s a name, “The Titanic on April 15, 1912.”
8 de septiembre de 2019
Option A is more or less fine, except for some minor punctuation details. It would help if you told us which test this question is from. The best way to combine the sentences would depend on the context, but since you’re Chinese, you’re probably wondering how to do it with a relative clause:
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic, (which was / had been) considered an unsinkable ship, hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.
Make sure you use the commas around the relative clause, since it is non-defining / non-restrictive.
8 de septiembre de 2019
A.The Titanic on April 15, 1912, hit an iceberg and sank even though it was considered unsinkable
Jason is correct, you need a comma after the word "sank".
In addition, the word order is not good.
"on April 15, 1912" is not in the correct place.
The normal word order in English is:
Subject - verb - object - place - manner - time
The Titanic (s) hit (v) and iceberg (o) on April 15, 1912.
In your sentence, because you have additional information, I would say:
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic, considered an 'unsinkable ship', hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, and sank.
8 de septiembre de 2019
You need a comma since you’ve separated the subject from the verb. The Titanic, on April 15, 1912, hit an iceberg... It otherwise sounds like it’s a name, “The Titanic on April 15, 1912.”
8 de septiembre de 2019
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