Question

Identify which sentence below is punctuated correctly. A. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however the competition for the job is intense. C. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however, the competition for the job is intense. B. Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year; however, the competition for the job is intense. D. None of the above Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

Sentence B is the correct option. When using "however" to write a compound sentence, we should write a semi-colon before and a comma after it. When "however" is used at the beginning of a sentence, we should write a comma following it.