Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. Our grandparents are returning home by train, their departure time is 8:00 A. M. B. Our grandparents are returning home by train; and their departure time is 8:00 A. M. C. Our grandparents are returning home by train their departure time is 8:00 A. M. D. Our grandparents are returning home by train; their departure time is 8:00 A. M.

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Erik Lucas

15 January, 10:37

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. Our grandparents are returning home by train, their departure time is 8:00 A. M. B. Our grandparents are returning home by train; and their departure time is 8:00 A. M. C. Our grandparents are returning home by train their departure time is 8:00 A. M. D. Our grandparents are returning home by train; their departure time is 8:00 A. M.

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Myers · Answer 1

The sentence that is punctuated correctly is D. Our grandparents are returning home by train; their departure time is 8:00 A. M. You need to use the semicolon here because these two sentences aren't that connected. You have to use either a semicolon or a conjunction, but definitely not both, which is why B is incorrect. A is incorrect because a comma is not enough here - either a semicolon or a conjunction would suffice. And obviously, C is incorrect because there is nothing connecting these two sentences.

Ethan Leonard · Answer 2

As he said "The sentence that is punctuated correctly is D. Our grandparents are returning home by train; their departure time is 8:00 A. M. You need to use the semicolon here because these two sentences aren't that connected. You have to use either a semicolon or a conjunction, but definitely not both, which is why B is incorrect. A is incorrect because a comma is not enough here - either a semicolon or a conjunction would suffice. And obviously, C is incorrect because there is nothing connecting these two sentences".