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In English / High School | 2014-11-28

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A. He couldn't find his baseball glove, it was under a pile of clothes.
B. He couldn't find his baseball glove it was under a pile of clothes.
C. He couldn't find his baseball glove and it was under a pile of clothes.
D. He couldn't find his baseball glove; it was under a pile of clothes.

Asked by Alphonso614

Answer (3)

The last sentence out of all of the sentences is grammatically correct - He couldn't find his baseball glove; it was under a pile of clothes.

Answered by xxxAnnaxxx | 2024-06-10

As the rule stated, a semicolon is prefered rather than a comma if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction. If you have two long independent clauses when conjunctions such as and, or, but, for, nor, you will prefer a comma.
So, the correct option is D. He couldn't find his baseball glove; it was under a pile of clothes.
Since we have two independent clauses without a conjuction to connect them, a semicolon is employed to separate them.

Answered by ailud18 | 2024-06-12

The correct option is D: 'He couldn't find his baseball glove; it was under a pile of clothes.' This sentence uses a semicolon to properly connect two independent clauses, making it grammatically correct. The other options either misuse punctuation or create run-on sentences.
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Answered by ailud18 | 2024-10-30

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