Question

Thomas Edison was an inventor. Alexander Calder was an artist. Which is the best way to combine these sentences?
A) Thomas Edison was an inventor, but Alexander Calder was an artist.
B) Thomas Edison and Alexander Calder were inventors and artists.
C) Thomas Edison was an inventor, for Alexander Calder was an artist.
D) Thomas Edison and Alexander Calder was an inventor and an artist.

Answer 1

A) would be the best answer.

Since there are two different thoughts in this sentence, a comma is needed.

But it would not make sense for there to be a "for" directly after the comma, for this is not a cause-and-effect sentence.

So, by process of elimination, we find that A is the correct answer.

Answer 2

I believe the answer you are looking for is A. Thomas Edison was an inventor, but Alexander Calder was an artist. :)