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(7) Get to bed on time and set your alarm earlier, otherwise, consider preparing your breakfast the night before.
(8) Prevent hunger later in the day: you should eat a protein-carbohydrate combo, such as an egg sandwich, in the morning. (9) Even yogurt and fruit can help you maintain concentration. (10) Then you won’t stuff yourself with doughnuts later in the day.
(11) Experts agree that it takes about ninety days to develop a new habit. (12) Though that might sound overwhelming, if you take small steps and begin by eating breakfast three days a week, you have already begun the journey.


Which revision to sentence 7 uses correct punctuation?
A. Get to bed on time and set your alarm earlier if your mornings are tight on time, prepare your breakfast the night before.
B. Get to bed on time and set your alarm earlier; if your mornings are tight on time, prepare your breakfast the night before.
C. Get to bed on time and set your alarm earlier, if your mornings are tight on time: prepare your breakfast the night before.
D. Get to bed on time and set your alarm earlier or, if your mornings are tight on time; prepare your breakfast the night before.

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B

The semicolon properly links the two independent ideas; the conditional clause ("if your mornings are tight on time,") correctly sets off the imperative that follows. Options A, C, and D create comma splices or misuse punctuation.