C •• Add commas where they are needed between the indepetuet clauses. 1. You were away having a good time and I was here bored and lonely. 2. Mars is closer but Jupiter appears brighter. 3. The hours ticked away but the phone never rang. 4. I enjoy watching football but I like baseball better. 5. It was a superbly written book and I could not put it down.

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Add commas where they are needed between the indepetuet clauses.
1. You were away having a good time and I was here bored and lonely.
2. Mars is closer but Jupiter appears brighter.
3. The hours ticked away but the phone never rang.
4. I enjoy watching football but I like baseball better.
5. It was a superbly written book and I could not put it down.
Answer

1. You were away having a good time, and I was here bored and lonely. 2. Mars is closer, but Jupiter appears brighter. 3. The hours ticked away, but the phone never rang. 4. I enjoy watching football, but I like baseball better. 5. It was a superbly written book, and I could not put it down.

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In each of the given sentences, there are two independent clauses that are joined together by a coordinating conjunction. When two independent clauses are joined together,...
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