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Which do I choose and where?

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Jin didn't return my text about hanging out this weekend; thus, I can only assume that he's really busy.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence given is:

Jin didn't return my text about hanging out this weekend thus I can only assume that he's really busy.

First, notice how there's a little unevenness between "weekend" and "thus". That's because there is no conjunction or anything to bridge them together. That means that they are two separate sentences.

A period will separate the sentences. A semicolon separates two similar sentences. This means that the bridged sentences must both be about a general topic. Such as:

My dog's name is Daisy; she is the most lovable dog!

Because these two sentences are similar, you can choose whether to use a semicolon or period.

After doing that, keep in mind that after every transition—first, furthermore, however, to conclude, additionally, etc.—there must be a comma. This is extremely important.

Thus is a transition, which means it requires a comma after it.

So now your sentence should look like this:

Jin didn't return my text about hanging out this weekend; thus, I can only assume that he's really busy.

or

Jin didn't return my text about hanging out this weekend. Thus, I can only assume that he's really busy.

There is nothing else to correct, so your final product should be one of the above.

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