Combining Independent Clauses Correctly

Easy Standard English Conventions Sentence Structure

Read the following sentence:

The team worked diligently, everyone was focused on their goals.

Which of the following options correctly joins these two sentences without changing their meaning?

The team worked diligently and everyone was focused on their goals.

The team worked diligently, however, everyone was focused on their goals.

The team worked diligently; everyone focused on their goals.

The team worked diligently, everyone focused on their goals.

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