A punctuation question about joining parts tests whether you can find where a sentence ends. Split where the parts meet when choices change both marks and joining words. A full sentence can stand alone, with a subject, who or what it's about, and a main verb that tells what the subject does or is. Two full sentences need a period, a semicolon, or a comma plus a joining word. A part that can't stand alone stays attached with a comma or no mark.
Hints
- Hint 1
Start with the council’s approval and then read the words about construction. Look for who or what does something in each part.
- Hint 2
Try reading each part as its own sentence. Does either part need the other to finish its meaning?
Step-by-step
Split and test both parts
Step 1Test the council’s part
The words The city council approved the new park design last become complete once we add the shared word year. Can that part stand alone? Yes: the city council is the subject, who the sentence is about, and approved is the main verb, which tells what it did. The first side is a full sentence.
- Step 2
Test the construction part
What about construction has not yet begun? Its subject is construction, and its main verb is has begun. The words not yet tell us construction hasn't started, but they don't make it depend on another sentence. The second part can stand alone, so it needs a proper join with the first.
- Step 3
Choose the complete join
How can we join these full sentences? A comma needs a joining word with it, and yet means but or despite that. Since construction has not yet begun contrasts with the council’s approval, yet links the ideas. The version with the comma and yet joins the two full sentences correctly. Choice A.