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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Buffalo grass seed prefers warm soil temperatures: Plant the seed during the hottest months of summer.
Buffalo grass seed prefers warm soil temperatures, plant the seed during the hottest months of summer.
Buffalo grass seed: prefers warm soil temperatures; plant the seed during the hottest months of summer.
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The first sentence is correct.
- Sentence 1: The colon properly introduces an independent clause that explains or follows from the first clause ("Plant the seed..." is a complete sentence), so the punctuation is acceptable.
- Sentence 2: Incorrect — it's a comma splice (two independent clauses joined only by a comma).
- Sentence 3: Incorrect — the colon improperly separates the subject from its verb ("Buffalo grass seed: prefers...").
- Sentence 1: The colon properly introduces an independent clause that explains or follows from the first clause ("Plant the seed..." is a complete sentence), so the punctuation is acceptable.
- Sentence 2: Incorrect — it's a comma splice (two independent clauses joined only by a comma).
- Sentence 3: Incorrect — the colon improperly separates the subject from its verb ("Buffalo grass seed: prefers...").
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