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Choose the sentence that shows correct punctuation.

He claimed that he could free himself from any jail cell in the country in just minutes he had a long track record of doing exactly that!

A.He claimed that he could free himself from any jail cell in the country in just minutes: he had a long track record of doing exactly that!

B.He claimed that he could free himself from any jail cell in the country in just minutes, he had a long track record of doing exactly that!

C.He claimed that he could free himself from any jail cell in the country in just minutes; he had a long track record of doing exactly that!

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C. He claimed that he could free himself from any jail cell in the country in just minutes; he had a long track record of doing exactly that!

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Because these could be two separate sentences or clauses but you are combining them, you put a semicolon between them to indicate that you are continuing the same thought.

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