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Which revision correctly combines these sentences?

My computer was working very slowly. I had to restart it for the updates to take effect.

A My computer was working very slowly, I had to restart it for the updates to take effect.

B My computer was working very slowly and I had to restart it for the updates to take effect.

C My computer was working very slowly I had to restart it for the updates to take effect.

D My computer was working very slowly; I had to restart it for the updates to take effect.

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The correct option is D.

"My computer was working very slowly; I had to restart it for the updates to take effect" is the correct option because we have two independent clauses combined by means a semicolon.

  • Option A is incorrect because it uses a comma to join independent clauses.
  • Option B is incorrect because there is no comma preceding the conjunction "and".
  • Opcion C is incorrect because there is no punctuation mark, or a conjunction to combine the sentence.
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