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When the independent clauses of a run-on sentence are closely connected in meaning, the sentence can be corrected by joining the two clauses with a

a. adjective.
b. preposition.
c. comma.
d. semicolon?

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The answer is d. semicolon, in this instance. 
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Answer:

d. semicolon

Step-by-step explanation:

A run-on sentence is a sentence consisting of two or more independent clauses (clauses that express a complete thought) that are not connected by a period, semicolon or a conjunction and that, instead, are connected improperly with a comma or that are not connected with any other punctuation.

When a run-on sentence, then, has two independent clauses that are closely connected in meaning, it can be corrected by joining the two clauses with a semicolon because one of the uses of semicolons is to link two independent clauses whose ideas are closely related and that are not linked with a conjunction like and, but, or, nor, for, yet, or so.

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