Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? A. That movie was very sad but I enjoyed it anyway. B. That movie was very sad, I enjoyed it anyway. C. That movie was very sad I enjoyed it anyway. D. That movie was very sad; I enjoyed it anyway.

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Leonard Riley

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4 May, 17:23

Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? A. That movie was very sad but I enjoyed it anyway. B. That movie was very sad, I enjoyed it anyway. C. That movie was very sad I enjoyed it anyway. D. That movie was very sad; I enjoyed it anyway.

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Julissa Hanson · Answer 1

The answer that is a correctly punctuated compound sentence is option D. That movie was very sad; I enjoyed it anyway. The rule applied here is when we separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence, the punctuation mark that we should use always is the semicolon (; ).

Luke Fitzpatrick · Answer 2

I would definitely say A because it sounds more accurate