Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns, others are local planets.

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns; others are local planets.

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns, astronomy is a science. • Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns; astronomy is a science.

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Edgar Odonnell

5 September, 15:16

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns, others are local planets.

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns; others are local planets.

• Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns, astronomy is a science. • Some bright objects in the night sky are far-away suns; astronomy is a science.

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Leroy Hickman · Answer 1

The first sentence is not properly punctuated. The third and the fourth sentences as well. The only sentence with the correct punctuation is the second sentence. A semicolon is used to join two complete sentences with related ideas. The second sentence is actually made up of two related sentences joined by the semicolon.