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Question #N680

The novel’s protagonist, a young woman named Odalie, is eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life. She lives with her guardian, Tante Louise, in a grand French house with a grim sleepy tante and no companions of her own age. In the story, "Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who portrays Odalie as eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life. Life in the French house, for Odalie, is a “dull thing.” She is “ready for any new sensation.” In the old French house on Royal Street, with its quaint windows and Spanish courtyard green and cool, and made musical by the plashing of the fountain and the trill of caged birds, lived Odalie in convent-like seclusion.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create the most effective and grammatically correct sentence?

A. She lives with her guardian, Tante Louise, in a grand French house with a grim sleepy tante and no companions of her own age, in the story, "Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who portrays Odalie as eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life.

B. She lives with her guardian, Tante Louise, in a grand French house with a grim sleepy tante and no companions of her own age; in the story, "Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who portrays Odalie as eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life.

C. She lives with her guardian, Tante Louise, in a grand French house with a grim sleepy tante and no companions of her own age, and in the story, "Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who portrays Odalie as eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life.

D. She lives with her guardian, Tante Louise, in a grand French house with a grim sleepy tante and no companions of her own age, but in the story, "Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, who portrays Odalie as eager to escape the monotony of her everyday life.

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Correct Answer is: C

Choice C is the best option to combine the sentences at the underlined portion. It uses the conjunction "and" to connect the two independent clauses, creating a grammatically correct sentence that flows smoothly. The other choices contain errors in punctuation and/or conjunction use. Choice A uses a comma to connect two independent clauses, creating a comma splice. Choice B uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses, which creates a semicolon splice. Choice D uses a comma followed by the conjunction "but" to connect two independent clauses, which creates a comma splice.