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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? A. De Vaca was a Spanish explorer; he was shipwrecked in 1528 on what is now Follets Island. B.De Vaca was a Spanish explorer, he was shipwrecked in 1528, on what is now Follets Island. C.De Vaca was a Spanish explorer, he was shipwrecked in 1528 on what is now Follets Island.

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I believe A is the correct answer.
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Answer: A.

Explanation: "De Vaca was a Spanish explorer" and "he was shipwrecked..." are two independent clauses (i.e., they could each stand alone as a sentence), that's why they can't be joined with a comma; the semicolon is the right punctuation mark for such cases. Options B and C both make this mistake, leaving only option A as correctly punctuated.

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