Question

Which of the answers below correctly combines the following sentences into one compound sentence?

I didn’t want to look into the room. The door creaked open.

1)When the door creaked open, I didn’t want to look into the room.

2)Although I didn’t want to look into the room, the door creaked open.

3)I didn’t want to look into the room, but the door creaked open.

4)The door creaked open, forcing me to look into the room

Answer 1

Answer:

I didn't want to look into the room, but the door creaked open.

Explanation:

The final sentence is combined with a coordinating conjunction (but) that makes it a compound sentence