Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Until now the animals had been about equally divided in their sympathies, but in a moment Snowball's eloquence had carried them away.

ANSWER ASAP
Which word is used to separate the two independent clauses in this excerpt from Orwell's Animal Farm?

A.about
B.but
C.had
D.them

Answer 1

B. but is the answer luv :)

Answer 2

Answer: B. but

Explanation: Independent clauses can only be divided by coordinating conjunctions such as and, or or but. None of the other options are possible because about is a preposition, had is a verb and them is a personal pronoun. Also, but is the only word in the options which has a complete clause (subject+predicate) both before and after it.