Question

Use the sentence to answer the 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, but 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.

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.
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Answer 1

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

This replaces the comma with a semicolon to correctly join the two independent clauses.