Punctuation of Independent Clauses

Medium Standard English Conventions Punctuation

Consider the following sentence:

Emily decided to take painting classes this summer she had always wanted to explore her artistic side.

Which of the following options correctly punctuates the sentence?

Emily decided to take painting classes this summer; she had always wanted to explore her artistic side.

Emily decided to take painting classes this summer: she had always wanted to explore her artistic side.

Emily decided to take painting classes this summer, she had always wanted to explore her artistic side.

Emily decided to take painting classes this summer she had always wanted to explore her artistic side.

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