Question

Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? A. The casserole is burned to a crisp; we'll have to make another one. B. The casserole is burned to a crisp we'll have to make another one. C. The casserole is burned to a crisp and we'll have to make another one. D. The casserole is burned to a crisp, we'll have to make another one.

Answer 1

The answer is A. The Casserole is burned to a crisp; we'll have to make another one.

Answer 2

A. The casserole is burned to a crisp; we'll have to make another one.

You should use a semicolon between the two sentences because it contains two independent clauses that are related.

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