Question

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday; the departure time is 3:00 P.M. B. The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday the departure time is 3:00 P.M. C. The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday; and the departure time is 3:00 P.M. D. The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday, the departure time is 3:00 P.M.

Answer 1

We have here two independent clauses:
1)The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday
2)the departure time is 3:00 P.M

When you have two independent clauses which are not joined by any conjunction, you should put a semicolon between them. So in any case the following option is the correct one:!

A. The space shuttle is taking off on Saturday; the departure time is 3:00 P.M.