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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? A. This music is very different, I don't know if I like it. B. This music is very different I don't know if I like it. C. This music is very different; I don't know if I like it. D. This music is very different and I don't know if I like it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Semicolons link two independent clauses. "The music is very different" and "I don't know if I like it" are two separate independent clauses. However, "and" connects the two sentences as well which also makes it a compound sentence. So it is either C or D.

OpenStudy (texaschic101):

I am going with C. The reason I pick C instead of D is because : when the second independent clause begins with a coordinating conjunction, a comma is needed before the conjunction

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