Punctuation Correction in Compound Sentences

Easy Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Punctuation

Read the following sentence carefully:

The dog ran across the street it was chasing a squirrel.

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

The dog ran across the street, it was chasing a squirrel.

The dog ran across the street; it was chasing a squirrel.

The dog ran across the street: it was chasing a squirrel.

The dog ran across the street and it was chasing a squirrel.

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