Question

Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following:

• A. Today we love, what tomorrow we hate; today we seek, what tomorrow we shun, today we desire, what tomorrow we fear.
• B. Today, we love what tomorrow we hate, today, we seek what tomorrow we shun, today, we desire what tomorrow we fear.
• C. Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun, today we desire what tomorrow we fear.
• D. Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun; today we desire what tomorrow we fear.

Hint:

When joining independent but related clauses, use a semicolon instead of a comma to avoid comma splices.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

We must ensure the sentence is both grammatically correct and properly punctuated.
The sentence presents three independent clauses of similar structure, which makes it a parallel construction.
In formal English, parallel independent clauses are often separated by semicolons when they are closely related in meaning but could stand alone as sentences.
Option (A) incorrectly uses commas after “love” and “seek” when a semicolon is needed to separate full clauses; also, the commas create unnecessary pauses.
Option (B) overuses commas and disrupts the rhythm of the sentence, making it awkward to read.
Option (C) uses only commas to separate independent clauses — this results in a comma splice, which is grammatically incorrect in formal writing.
Option (D) correctly uses semicolons to link the related clauses, maintains parallelism, and preserves clarity and rhythm.
Hence, (D) is the correct choice.