Identifying Correct Punctuation for Independent Clauses

Hard Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Punctuation

Read the following sentence and identify the correct punctuation:

The scientist stated that the data was inconclusive scientists were puzzled by the results.

The scientist stated that the data was inconclusive; scientists were puzzled by the results.

The scientist stated that the data was inconclusive, scientists were puzzled by the results.

The scientist stated that the data was inconclusive: scientists were puzzled by the results.

The scientist stated that the data was inconclusive, but scientists were puzzled by the results.

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