Question

The kind speaker introduced me to the audience. I tried to stay calm. I felt nervous walking up to the stage.

In which two ways can the sentences be correctly combined?

After the kind speaker introduced me to the audience, I tried to stay calm, but I felt nervous walking up to the stage.

The kind speaker introduced me to the audience, and I tried to stay calm as I felt nervous walking up to the stage.

Once the kind speaker introduced me to the audience; I tried to stay calm although I felt nervous walking up to the stage.

The kind speaker introduced me to the audience but I tried to stay calm; and I felt nervous walking up to the stage.

The kind speaker introduced me to the audience, but I tried to stay calm, I felt nervous walking up to the stage

Answer 1

the correct would be 1&2

Answer 2

Answer:

"After the kind speaker introduced me to the audience, I tried to stay calm, but I felt nervous walking up to the stage."

"The kind speaker introduced me to the audience, and I tried to stay calm as I felt nervous walking up to the stage."

Explanation:

The answers that correctly combine the sentences are "After the kind speaker introduced me to the audience, I tried to stay calm, but I felt nervous walking up to the stage" and "The kind speaker introduced me to the audience, and I tried to stay calm as I felt nervous walking up to the stage." The first uses a compound-complex sentence to connect all 3 clauses. The second uses a compound sentence to connect all 3 clauses.