The Communists in the State Department speech was given on February 9th 1950
The frog was hopping mad when his friend pushed him off the lily pad.
What are the choices given here? Anyway, if the question is whether the sentence "The couple looked closely at the exterior of the house, they noticed; the paint was in disrepair." uses correct punctuation, I shall answer that it does not.
It could possibly be: The couple looked closely at the exterior of the house; They noticed the paint was in disrepair.
Answer:
the narration is sophisticated
Explanation: