5. Although she had not grown up playing soccer, Jeanette was such an outstanding athlete, she scored more goals than any other member of the soccer team.
Answer: D
Jeanette was such an outstanding athlete that she scored more goals than any other member of the soccer team.
The best version of the sentence is "athlete that she," which correctly establishes a cause-and-effect relationship between Jeanette's status as an athlete and her scoring more goals than her teammates.
A) athlete, she
This option incorrectly uses a comma before "she," creating a comma splice. It fails to connect the two independent clauses properly, resulting in a grammatically incorrect sentence.
B) athlete, she had
Similar to option A, this choice also uses a comma incorrectly, leading to a comma splice. Additionally, the phrase "she had" is unnecessary and alters the intended meaning, making the sentence awkward and less clear.
C) athlete that
While this option correctly connects the clauses, it is incomplete as it lacks the necessary conjunction to form a complete thought. The absence of "she" leaves the sentence feeling disjointed and unclear.
D) athlete that she
This option effectively connects the two clauses, providing a clear and grammatically correct structure. It conveys the intended meaning that Jeanette's athleticism directly contributed to her scoring prowess.
Conclusion
Option D is the only choice that forms a grammatically correct and coherent sentence, clearly linking Jeanette's athleticism to her success in scoring goals. All other options either misuse punctuation or fail to convey the relationship between the clauses effectively. Hence, D is the definitive correct answer.