Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Correct answer: B. The report was lengthy; it contained useful evidence.
- A. The report was lengthy, it contained useful evidence.
- B. The report was lengthy; it contained useful evidence.
- C. The report was lengthy: but it contained useful evidence.
- D. The report was lengthy it contained useful evidence.
Explanation
A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses in option B. Option A is a comma splice, option C uses a colon incorrectly before “but,” and option D lacks necessary punctuation.
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