Item — sat-dog

Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

The musician, who was born in a small town, has traveled extensively and performed in many countries. But the musician has never forgotten the small town where he grew up, and he often returns to visit his family and friends.

Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?

A
the musician has never forgotten the small town where he grew up, and he often returns to visit his family and friends.
B
the musician has never forgotten the small town where he grew up; he often returns to visit his family and friends.
C
the musician has never forgotten the small town where he grew up, often returning to visit his family and friends.
D
the musician has never forgotten the small town where he grew up, because he often returns to visit his family and friends.

Source: Reading and Writing practice questions from the OpenSAT community question bank, whose licence permits free use of the database. View the official question bank →

OpenSAT items are community-written or AI-generated practice material, not official College Board questions; quality varies.