Which sentence is correct?

5 points
Billy is my best friend he's a goat.
Billy is my best friend, he's a goat.
Billy is my best friend; he's a goat.
None of these are correct

1 answer

The correct sentence is: Billy is my best friend; he's a goat.

The semicolon is appropriate here because it connects two closely related independent clauses. The first two options are either missing punctuation or improperly punctuated.