Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. Don wore braces on both of his legs still, he was an avid runner. B. Don wore braces
on both of his legs still; he was an avid runner. C. Don wore braces on both of his legs; still, he was an avid runner. D. Don wore braces on both of his legs: still he was an avid runner.
"Don wore braces on both of his legs; still, he was an avid runner".
In this sentence, "still" indicates a sort of surprise. It is placed between a semicolon and a comma because it functions as a transition word.
<u>Transition words</u> show the relationship between sentences and help the text to be cohesive. Some examples of transition words are "nevertheless", "however", and "even though" among others.
