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Which sentence has the correct placement of a semicolon?

a.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal; she has a hard time keeping up nevertheless she is willing to work overtime.
b.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal, she has a hard time keeping up; nevertheless, she is willing to work overtime.
c.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal, she has a hard time keeping up nevertheless; she is willing to work overtime.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C

User Ilia Chigogidze
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

A semicolon is properly used to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction

User WGS
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B, i think not to sure tho
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