Choose the compound sentence that has correct punctuation. “It was a dark and stormy night, but Evelyn was not afraid to go to sleep.”
“It was a dark and stormy night but Evelyn; was not afraid to go to sleep.”
“It was a dark and stormy night but Evelyn was not afraid to go to sleep.”
“It was a dark and stormy night but, Evelyn was not afraid to go to sleep.”

A

Explaination:

A is correct because the comma works as a silent 'however'. Despite of the stormy night, Evelyn was not afraid to sleep.

answer: this is not a good thesis statement because a thesis statement is not supposed to have questions in it. a thesis states your position on your topic. a question cannot state anything because it is not a statement. a question is a great lead in to a thesis, but it can't be the thesis.

where are the options? i can try to if you add them : )