In the following sentence, why does the author place a comma before the conjunction, "but":
"Buying water seems like a foolish waste of money, but people are afraid to drink what comes from their taps."

A
The conjunction joins two independent clauses; therefore, a comma is required before the conjunction.

B
The conjunction comes at the end of a dependent clause; therefore, a comma is required before the conjunction.

C
The author's comma use is incorrect.

D
Commas are always required after coordinating conjunctions.

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explanation:

the answer is b) ''i hereby express my profound remorse together with my sincere mourning ''.

the reason being that although all of the options provided are valid the main idea of the speech by prime minister junichiro koizumi is to express his and japan's current antiwar pledge.

he states that 59 years had passed since the war, he acknowledges the 3 million japanese that lost their lives during the war and those countries who were affected by their decisions, as well as the way japan intends to develop relationships across the globe however all of this can be summarize to how japan as a whole regrets the war and its consecuences.

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