Read the two sentences. A. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society. B. The Renaissance was a period after the Middle Ages. Which of the following is the best way to combine sentences A and B? After the Renaissance were the Middle Ages. After the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society. During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the Middle Ages.

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We have two things we need to have in our final sentence.

A. During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society.

B. The Renaissance was a period after the Middle Ages.

Let's look at each of these sentences.

After the Renaissance were the Middle Ages.

This is wrong because B says that the Renaissance was after the Middle Ages.

After the Middle Ages, during the Renaissance, a period in which many inventions changed society. This one makes no sense if you read it out loud, so it is wrong.

During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society.

This is correct because it says that the the Renaissance is after the Middle ages and that several inventions changed society. This makes sense if you read it out loud.

During the Renaissance, several important inventions changed society after the Middle Ages.

This is incorrect because they don't really clarify that the Renaissance was after the Middle ages. They just said there were inventions after the Middle Ages, so this is wrong.

Therefore, the answer is During the Renaissance, a period after the Middle Ages, several important inventions changed society.

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the 2nd and 4th are correct