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Question #N789

In the late 19th century, many women in the United States began to collect fabric scraps in scrapbooks, documenting their lives through these materials as well as historical shifts in textile and clothing styles. While these scrapbooks were once considered a popular hobby, the scrapbook Hannah Ditzler Alspaugh created in the 1870s, is an especially meticulous one. Along with each piece of fabric, Alspaugh included detailed descriptions of how she acquired and used the fabric, and she even noted the price she paid for each one. Historians consider Alspaugh’s scrapbook to be a detailed account of her life and a rich historical record of nineteenth-century textile and dressmaking.

Which choice provides the best way to combine the two sentences at the end of the passage so that they are grammatically correct and the meaning is preserved?

A. The scrapbook is a detailed account of Alspaugh’s life, and it’s a rich historical record of nineteenth-century textile and dressmaking.

B. The scrapbook is a detailed account of Alspaugh’s life, and it also a rich historical record of nineteenth-century textile and dressmaking.

C. The scrapbook, a detailed account of Alspaugh’s life, is also a rich historical record of nineteenth-century textile and dressmaking.

D. The scrapbook is a detailed account of Alspaugh’s life, a rich historical record of nineteenth-century textile and dressmaking.

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Correct Answer is: A

The most effective way to combine the two sentences is to use a comma and a coordinating conjunction, such as "and." This choice accurately reflects the structure of the original two sentences and maintains their meaning.