Punctuating Independent Clauses

Easy Standard English Conventions Conventions Of Punctuation

Read the following sentence:

After dinner Daniel washed the dishes, he also wiped the counter and swept the floor.

Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence above?

After dinner, Daniel washed the dishes; he also wiped the counter and swept the floor.

After dinner Daniel washed the dishes he also wiped the counter and swept the floor.

After dinner, Daniel washed the dishes he also wiped the counter and swept the floor.

After dinner, Daniel washed the dishes. He also wiped the counter and swept the floor.

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