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2. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home; sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us.
Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home, sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us.
Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home. sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us.
Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us.

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Answer: Within minutes of hearing the news, we had raced home; sure enough, our friends had just arrived and were waiting for us

Explanation: The other ones had the right idea, don’t get me wrong, however using the symbol (;) takes a while to get used to. Using it can connect two independent clauses, for example:

I went to the store; I bought a ton of fruit (grabbed from writingcenter.unc.edu)

In the context, they were racing home and had their friends waiting for them.

My apologies if this is incorrect, have a good day!
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