Question

Pick the correct answer. a. As long as you observe the ethics guidelines in your company's employee handbook: you have nothing to fear from your next employee performance appraisal. b. As long as you observe the ethics guidelines in your company's employee handbook; you have nothing to fear from your next employee performance appraisal. c. As long as you observe the ethics guidelines in your company's employee handbook; you have nothing to fear from your next employee performance appraisal. d. As long as you observe the ethics guidelines in your company's employee handbook, you have nothing to fear from your next employee performance appraisal.

Answer 1

Both options b and c are the same. However, they are not correct.

Answer:

d. As long as you observe the ethics guidelines in your company's employee handbook, you have nothing to fear from your next employee performance appraisal.

Explanation:

Complex sentences such as this one, with an independent clause and a subordinate clause, cannot be separated by semicolon or colon - they must be separated by a comma. Instead, a semicolon and colon can be used to divide two independent clauses in a compound sentence, which can stand on their own separately.