Correcting Punctuation in a Compound Sentence

Easy Usage And Mechanics Punctuation

Read the following sentence carefully:

After the movie, we went out for ice cream it was my favorite part of the evening.

Which of the following options corrects the punctuation in the sentence?

After the movie, we went out for ice cream; it was my favorite part of the evening.

After the movie we went out for ice cream, it was my favorite part of the evening.

After the movie we went out for ice cream: it was my favorite part of the evening.

After the movie, we went out for ice cream - it was my favorite part of the evening.

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