Question

Which punctuation would be correct in the following sentence?

D’Shawn’s eyes took a moment to adjust to the light: it was a moment too long. D’Shawn’s eyes took a moment to adjust to the light; it was a moment too long.

Answer 1

D’Shawn’s eyes took a moment to adjust to the light; it was a moment too long.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the correct answer because a semicolon represents a break within a sentence, and a colon is for lists, and in this sentence, there are no lists.

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