Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A.
Our grandparents are returning home by train; their departure time is 8:00 A.M.

B.
Our grandparents are returning home by train their departure time is 8:00 A.M.

C.
Our grandparents are returning home by train, their departure time is 8:00 A.M.

D.
Our grandparents are returning home by train; and their departure time is 8:00 A.M.

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

Thanks!

Answer 3

No problem. The answer is A because the sentence presents two separate ideas. Separate ideas, or clauses, are always joined by a conjunction or a comma. You can also use what you know and eliminate answer choices. For example, for answer choice C, if you read it aloud,it sounds like a run-on sentence-there is no pause. A good thing to know is that a semicolon ';' is used as a conjuction,so another conjuction,like in answer choice D, is unnecessary. It would be like saying,'Our grandparents are returning home by train, and and their departure time is 8:00 A.M.' So you could have eliminated that one.

Answer 4

Thank you! ♥