Question

Read the following run-on sentence:

My dog has his own bed he sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.

Which of the revisions corrects the sentence?


My dog has his own bed. He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.


My dog has his own bed, he sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.


My dog has his own bed he sleeps on, the couch when no one is looking, though.


My dog has his own bed; He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.

Answer 1

My dog has his own bed. He sleeps on the couch when no one is looking, though.

Explanation: This correctly separates the two independent clauses with a period. (A semicolon would also work — but not with a capitalized "He.")