The painter Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania ______ she spent most of her career in France, where she became associated with the Impressionists.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- Acheck_circle
, but
- B
; but,
- C
but
- D
,
Explanation
Comma plus "but" properly joins two contrasting independent clauses. "," is a splice; " but" is a run-on; "; but," is ungrammatical.