Punctuate optimally: a. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot: minimal effort is required. b. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot, minimal effort is required. c. I enjoy cooking with the crockpot; because minimum effort is required.

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Roberto Osborne

23 July, 22:34

Punctuate optimally: a. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot: minimal effort is required. b. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot, minimal effort is required. c. I enjoy cooking with the crockpot; because minimum effort is required.

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Emery Morris · Answer 1

a. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot; minimal effort is required.

b. I enjoy cooking with a crockpot; minimal effort is required.

c. I enjoy cooking with the crockpot, because minimum effort is required

Explanation:

The semicolon is used to link or join two independent clauses that are closely related (in words) in one single sentence.

The comma has its common function as separating independent clauses when they are joined by a (subordinate) conjunction such as 'because'.