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The following sentence contains a transitional word or phrase:

I jumped back on the curb when I heard the car horn otherwise I would have been hit for sure!

Which revision correctly punctuates the sentence?


I jumped back on the curb when I heard the car horn; otherwise, I would have been hit for sure!


I jumped back on the curb when I heard the car horn, otherwise, I would have been hit for sure!


I jumped back on the curb, when I heard the car horn; otherwise I would have been hit for sure!


I jumped back on the curb when I heard the car horn, otherwise I would have been hit for sure!

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
I jumped back on the curb when I heard the car horn; otherwise, I would have been hit for sure!

Explanation: "Otherwise" is a conjunctive adverb joining two independent clauses, so use a semicolon before it and a comma after.