Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics however, she is a popular first lady. Which is the best way to corre
ct the punctuation in this sentence? A.) Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics, however she is a popular first lady.
B.) Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics however; she is a popular first lady.
C.) Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics; however, she is a popular first lady.
D.) Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics, however, she is a popular first lady.
The correct answer is <span>C. Michelle Obama was reluctant to become involved in politics; however, she is a popular first lady. When it comes to separating the conjunction <em>however </em>from the rest of the sentence, the general rule is that it should be preceded by a semi colon (;), and followed by a comma (,) as is the case in sentence C. Thus, all other options are incorrect. </span>
