Correct Answer: D

Your Answer:

Explanation

D

In this Rules question, punctuation is changing in the answer choices. The first part of the sentence says José Barreiro is a Cuban-American novelist who serves as an advocate for Indigenous culture and history for native communities in Guatemala, Cuba, and Peru, which is an independent clause. The second part says Barreiro works with the Smithsonian Institution to ensure that the communities are recognized respectfully and accurately, which is also an independent clause. Eliminate any answer that can't correctly connect two independent clauses.

• (A) is wrong because it creates a run-on sentence.

• (B) and (C) are wrong because neither a comma alone nor a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) alone can connect two independent clauses.

• (D) is correct because two independent clauses can be two separate sentences.