Question

Which answer is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

a. this book was very long; i liked it anyway.
b. this book was very long, i liked it anyway.
c. this book was very long but i liked it anyway.
d. this book was very long i liked it anyway.

Answer 1

The answer that is a correctly punctuated compound sentence is option a. this book was very long; i liked it anyway. In this compound sentence, the punctuation mark semicolon is used. Aside from using coordinating conjunctions to connect two independent clauses in a compound sentence, a semicolon can be used as well.