The correct revision that fixes the run-on sentence is:
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches; yet in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
This revision properly uses a semicolon to separate the independent clauses.
Read the excerpt from a student's essay.
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
Which revision corrects the run-on? Use the "Basic Mechanics Resource" if needed.
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches but in a decade, it can live up to 200 years though.
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches, in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches in a decade; it can live up to 200 years though.
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches; yet in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
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