<p>SAT grammar:
After college Susan King founded a publishing company but eventually reduced her role in the firm to pursue her interests in storytelling and art by creating her own books.
Underline:company but eventually reduced
a) same
b)company, she eventually reduced
I CHOSE B BUT THE ANSWER IS A
how ?? and why ?</p>
<p>You don’t use a comma when the “but” separates two verb phrases within the predicate. This is not a compound sentence.</p>
<p>Yup. Texasmom is right. As the subject doesn’t repeat itself after ‘but’, no ‘comma’ is necessary.</p>