Question

Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?


A.
The strong wind knocked down the tent; we'll have to set it up again.


B.
The strong wind knocked down the tent we'll have to set it up again.


C.
The strong wind knocked down the tent, we'll have to set it up again.


D.
The strong wind knocked down the tent and we'll have to set it up again.

Answer 1

What is your guess?

Answer 2

c

Answer 3

@adrynicoleb

Answer 4

Hmm. It wouldn't be C because two different sentences can't be merged together by a single comma. It wouldn't be B because that sentence has no structure. So it's between A and D.

Answer 5

I would go with A because the clauses are combined with a semicolon