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Which compound sentence contains the correct punctuation?

Jerry researched the report, I took notes.
Jerry researched the report, however; I took notes.
Jerry researched the report and, I took notes.
Jerry researched the report, and I took notes.

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Jerry researched the report, and I took notes.


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A compund sentence is the one that has at least two independent clauses that share a related idea. Within this list, the one that contains the correct punctuation is:

Jerry researched the report, and I took notes.

In this compound sentence, the independent clauses are joined by the conjunction and. Whenever a conjunction joins two independent clauses, a comma must precede it. Therefore, this is the correct punctuation.

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