Question
Which compound sentence is not correctly punctuated?
a. His new watch is self-winding; it still needs a battery.
b. His new watch is self-winding, but it still needs a battery.
c. His new watch is self-winding but it still needs a battery.
a. His new watch is self-winding; it still needs a battery.
b. His new watch is self-winding, but it still needs a battery.
c. His new watch is self-winding but it still needs a battery.
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b. His new watch is self-winding, but it still needs a battery.
It contains a conjunction between the two clauses and has a comma too.
Hope this helps.
It contains a conjunction between the two clauses and has a comma too.
Hope this helps.
The correct answer is b because the watch is self winding, however, the watch will not self-wind unless batteries are put in. Hope I helped! Good luck!