Question

How can this sentence be changed into a simple sentence?

The ski club members are raising money for a trip to Aspen, but they will probably pay most of the expenses themselves.


• A. Replace the comma and conjunction with a semicolon

• B. Remove the conjunction and most of the expenses themselves

C. Remove the comma, conjunction and clause they will probably pay most of the expenses themselves

• D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Remove the comma, conjunction and clause they will probably pay most of the expenses themselves.

Explanation:

Simple sentences consist of a subject and a verb. They cannot stand alone since they are one clause:

"The ski club members are raising money for a trip to Aspen," says the revised phrase.