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Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence? Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula; but she was afraid her assistant was a spy. B.Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant,
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Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula; but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
B.Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant, with the secret formula: but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
C.Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula but, she was afraid her assistant was a spy.
D.Dr. Burke wanted to trust her assistant with the secret formula, but she was afraid her assistant was a spy.

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a.

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User TheLukeMcCarthy
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D

Step-by-step explanation:

the comma goes before the conjunction but

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