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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with only a comma. The sentence has two complete thoughts: “Attendance increased …” and “the new outreach campaign seems ….” GED RLA expects you to correct this with proper punctuation and economy. Option B uses a semicolon to join closely related independent clauses—grammatically correct and concise. Option C adds a coordinating conjunction (“and”) but still risks wordiness; it is acceptable but less concise than B, and tests often prefer the tightest correct fix when offered. Option A uses a transition (“therefore”) plus extra adverbs (“well and effectively”), making it wordy without adding meaning. Option D is ungrammatical and redundant (“Because … therefore”). Strategy: identify clause boundaries, choose a correct joiner (semicolon; or comma + coordinating conjunction; or subordination), and prefer precision. Read the revision aloud; if each half could stand alone, your joiner must be stronger than a comma.