Question

Choose the correct punctuation mark to fix each run on sentence.

I studied hard for my midterm exam__ I should be confident in my answers.


; (semicolon)
; (semicolon)

: (colon)
: (colon)

, (comma)
, (comma)

No change

Answer 1

Answer:

I studied hard for my midterm exam; I should be confident in my answers.

Explanation:

The given statement can be divided into 2

1: I studied hard for my midterm exam

2: I should be confident in my answers

(1) & (2) are both independent clauses and when independent clauses meet to form a bigger sentence, the right punctuation to use is a semicolon.

Hence:

The complete sentence is

I studied hard for my midterm exam; I should be confident in my answers.