Use the sentence to answer the question.

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?

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; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

Answer 1

The proposed edit that correctly addresses the comma splice in the original sentence is: The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.