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Which choice correctly punctuates the sentence?

My sculpture had toppled over during the night _______ nevertheless, I picked up the pieces and packed them up for school.
A. No punctuation needed
B. Comma
C. Colon
D semicolon

User Jukhamil
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Hi there!

The correct answer is D. Semicolon


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User Wboy
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Answer: D) Semicolon.

Step-by-step explanation: when we write a compound sentence (a sentence that have at least two independent clauses, with different verbs), we can separate the independent clauses in two ways: with a comma or with a semicolon. The comma is used when we have a coordinating conjunction between the clauses (like but, and, or, yet, etc). The semicolon is used in two cases, to separate two clauses that are closely related and when we have a Conjunctive Adverb (like accordingly, also, however, nevertheless, finally, etc), we place the semicolon before the adverb, so the given sentence will be: My sculpture had toppled over during the night; nevertheless, I picked up the pieces and packed them up for school.

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