Sports play a huge role in a nation’s culture. This is especiall

Sports play a huge role in a nation’s culture. This is especially true in the United States. (compound sentence)
【正确答案】:Sports play a huge role in a nation’s culture, and this is especially true in the United States.
【题目解析】:并列句就是以并列连词连接的两个简单句。并列连词一共有7个。这七个并列连词的含义: and和nor是用来连接并列的观点的,前者是肯定并列,后者是否定并列; but和yet是用来连接转折观点的,前者是肯定转折,后者是否定转折; so和for是用来表示因果关系的,前者是果,后者是因;而 or是用来表示选择关系的。做这类题的关键在于:准确地选择并列连词!就本题而言,我们选择表示肯定并列的连词,同时省略后一个分句的主语(因为前后分句主语相同)。