Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella. The man was wet, he was standing in the rain without an umbrella. The man was wet he was standing in the rain without an umbrella. The man was wet: he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

Answer 1

the man was wet ; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella
because after ; you put the reason why

Answer 2

The correct answer is The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

Step-by-step explanation:

Semicolons are most commonly used to link two independent clauses that are closely related or share equal impotance to form a compound sentence.

An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a complete idea. In the provided example, there are two independent clauses:

1. The man was wet.
2. He was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

The semicolon is used to connect them and to show causality between the ideas, avoiding the use of a conjunction:

• The man was wet (because) he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.