Question

Select the appropriate correction to the following sentence: Always complete your homework, it’s the best way to practice what you’ve learned.
Always complete your homework, “it’s the best way to practice what you’ve learned.”
Always complete you’re homework – its the best way to practice what youve learned.
Always complete your homework; it’s the best way to practice what you’ve learned.
Always complete your homework: it’s, the best way, to practice what you’ve learned.

Answer 1

Answer:

The appropriate correction to the sentence is "Always complete your homework; it’s the best way to practice what you’ve learned.

Explanation:

This example shows two independent sentences, independent sentences follow the basic formula of having a subject, verb, and predicate. A simple and direct way to connect two sentences that refer to the same main topic without adding any other word as a transition word is through the use of a semicolon.

Answer 2

The appropriate correction to the above sentence is:

Always complete your homework; it’s the best way to practice what you’ve learned.

A semicolon must be used to separate two independent clauses joined together. It is also used to eliminate conjunctions.