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Which of the following sentences is

punctuated correctly?
A. I am often mistaken for my brother; however we
are nothing alike.
B. I am often mistaken for my brother, however, we
are nothing alike.
C. I am often mistaken for my brother; however, we
are nothing alike.

User Amerie
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Answer:

C is the correct answer.

User P S M
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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

When writing a compound sentence, you put a semi-colon before 'however' followed by a comma. When starting a sentence with 'however' a comma comes after.

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