Question

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

• A. Its raining, we should take an umbrella.
• B. It's raining; we should take an umbrella.
• C. Its raining; we should take an umbrella.
• D. It's raining we should take an umbrella.

Hint:

Use “it’s” for “it is” and a semicolon (;) to join independent clauses without a conjunction.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

- “It's” is the contraction of “It is,” which is correct. “Its” is a possessive form and incorrect in this context.
- Two independent clauses (“It’s raining” and “we should take an umbrella”) must be joined correctly. A semicolon is appropriate here, as it separates two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction.
Hence, option (B) is the correct punctuation.