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In 2019 eight new students enrolled in our school, but only five of them stayed.
In 2019 eight new students enrolled in our school, but only five of them stayed.
For about 3 minutes, the helicopter hovered overhead, and then flew away, to the east.
For about 3 minutes, the helicopter hovered overhead, and then flew away, to the east.
After driving all day and night, we finally reached our destination, and we happily went to sleep.
After driving all day and night, we finally reached our destination, and we happily went to sleep.
On Monday I am going to go hiking but after that I will come by to visit you.
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The correctly punctuated sentence is:
"After driving all day and night, we finally reached our destination, and we happily went to sleep."
This sentence correctly uses commas to separate the introductory phrase and the coordinating conjunction before the final independent clause. The other sentences either repeat themselves or lack the necessary punctuation.
