Question

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

A.
Soon after they​ hatch, plover chicks can walk on their​ own; ​however, they cannot fly for at least a​ month, making it difficult for them to evade the human onslaught on sunny summer days.
B.
Soon after they hatch plover chicks can walk on their​ own; however they cannot fly for at least a month​; making it difficult for them to evade the human onslaught on sunny summer days.
C.
Soon after they​ hatch, plover chicks can walk on their own​, however they cannot fly​, for at least a​ month, making it difficult for them to evade the human onslaught on sunny summer days.
D.
Soon after they​ hatch, plover chicks can walk on their ​own, however they cannot fly for at least a month​; making it difficult for them to evade the human onslaught on sunny summer days.

Answer 1

A.

Soon after they​ hatch, plover chicks can walk on their​ own; ​however, they cannot fly for at least a​ month, making it difficult for them to evade the human onslaught on sunny summer days.

Step-by-step explanation:

This should be the answer, because the punctuation applied here makes more sense to the paragraph. The ; sign indicates a slight change with it's followed by a connector that indicates opposition (however).