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Which of the following is punctuated correctly?a. The meeting started at noon; it lasted until late in the evening.
b. The meeting started at noon: it lasted until late in the evening.
c. The meeting started at noon, it lasted until late in the evening

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Answer 1
Answer:

CORRECT ANSWER:

a. The meeting started at noon; it lasted until late in the evening.

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Semicolons allow you to attach closely related ideas when it takes a style mark that is stronger than a comma. You will make your writing sound more elegant by using the semicolons effectively.
Answer 2
Answer: the first one because it continues the idea therefore a coma just pauses a sentence and a colin describes.

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