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

To choose the correctly punctuated sentence, we need to consider both grammar and punctuation rules. Let's analyze the options:

1. Its raining, we should take an umbrella.
   

   This sentence has two issues: "Its" should be "It's" (a contraction for "it is"), and there should be a semicolon instead of a comma to properly separate two independent clauses.

2. It's raining; we should take an umbrella.
   

   This sentence is correctly punctuated. "It's" is the correct contraction for "it is," and the semicolon appropriately separates the two related independent clauses.

3. Its raining; we should take an umbrella.
   

   This sentence has a contraction issue. "Its" should be "It's" to correctly mean "it is."

4. It's raining we should take an umbrella.
   

   While "It's" is correct, this sentence lacks punctuation between the two independent clauses, making it a run-on sentence. A semicolon or period is required.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: It's raining; we should take an umbrella.