Choose the subordination option that correctly joins the two sentences below: lot of teenagers want to have a job as a lifeguard. The pay is low and the work is difficult.
A lot of teenagers want to have a job as a lifeguard, even though the pay is low and the work is difficult.
A lot of teenagers want to have a job as a lifeguard; even though the pay is low and the work is difficult.
Both revised sentences are correct.
Both revised sentences are incorrect.

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?