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In English / High School | 2014-11-29

Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?

A. There was nothing wrong with the engine but you were out of gas.
B. There was nothing wrong with the engine; you were out of gas.
C. There was nothing wrong with the engine you were out of gas.
D. There was nothing wrong with the engine, you were out of gas.

Asked by CharletteEadens516

Answer (2)

it's B , hopefully my answer was helpful?

Answered by ndmslm | 2024-06-10

The correct answer is option B, 'There was nothing wrong with the engine; you were out of gas.' This sentence correctly uses a semicolon to separate two independent clauses. Options A, C, and D are incorrect due to improper punctuation.
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Answered by ndmslm | 2024-12-26