Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling, it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
Which proposed edit correctly addresses the comma splice in the original sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling (it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables).
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling (it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables).

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling: it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling: it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling, but it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

Answer 1

The correct edit that addresses the comma splice in the original sentence is:

The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

This option uses a semicolon to properly connect the two independent clauses.