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sukhopar [10]
3 years ago
9

Which is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence?

English
1 answer:
harina [27]3 years ago
7 0
A is a run-on sentence, therefore it is incorrect.
B (leave as is) in incorrect because the original sentence combines independent and dependent clauses with a semicolon; semicolons are used to combine independent clauses.
C is incorrect for the same reason B is incorrect (the first clause in dependent).
D is the correct answer, as it properly uses commas to combine the clauses.

Hope this helps.
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