Derrick and melissa had been practicing for the last two weeks, but she still felt like they weren't ready. without changing the meaning, what is the best way to change this compound sentence into two simple sentences?

Derrick and Melissa had been practicing for the last two weeks. Melissa still felt like they weren't ready.

dr. kings dream speech

explanation:

it was late in the day and hot, and after a long march and an afternoon of speeches about federal legislation, unemployment and racial and social justice, the rev. dr. martin luther king jr. finally stepped to the lectern, in front of the lincoln memorial, to address the crowd of 250,000 gathered on the national mall.

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