Question

Select the appropriate correction to the following sentence: You shouldn’t pat a strange dog, sometimes they’re not friendly.

You shouldn’t pat a strange dog, “sometimes they’re not friendly.”
You should’nt pat a strange dog - sometimes theyre not friendly.
You shouldn’t pat a strange dog; sometimes they’re not friendly.
You shouldn’t pat a strange dog: sometimes, their not, friendly.

Answer 1

Answer:

C: You shouldn´t pat a strange dog; sometimes they´re not friendly.

Explanation:

 The option C presents the appropriate correction for the sentence because it included a semicolon ( ; ) to separate the two independent clauses. The semicolon is being used instead a comma and conjunction, which could be  used as part of the explanation in the second clause: ",because sometimes they´re not friendly."

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is C.

Explanation:

You shouldn’t pat a strange dog; sometimes they’re not friendly.

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