Question

Which sentence is​ correct? A. The contest received over two hundred essays three were judged to be good enough for publication. B. The contest received over two hundred​ essays, three were judged to be good enough for publication. C. The contest received over two hundred essays unfortunately only three were judged to be good​ enough, for publication. D. The contest received over two hundred​ essays; three were judged to be good enough for publication.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. The contest received over two hundred​ essays; three were judged to be good enough for publication.

Explanation:

In a correct grammatical sentence, there are numerous punctuation marks that can signify how a sentence can be correctly written. These punctuation marks play an important role in how the sentence comes out and is represented.

In the given sentence, the best/ correct sentence is the sentence that has the semi-colon in it. This semi-colon allows the two parts of the sentence to be separate yet have a connection. The semi-colon is used to connect two related sentences yet have contrasting opinions or statements.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.