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Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

The following sentence is from a novel about a group of friends who spend a summer together at a lake house. "The friends loved to swim, hike, and play games, but they also enjoyed relaxing and talking in the evenings." Which choice provides the best way to punctuate the sentence?

Which choice provides the best way to punctuate the sentence?

A
The friends loved to swim, hike, and play games, but they also enjoyed relaxing and talking in the evenings.
B
The friends loved to swim, hike, and play games; but they also enjoyed relaxing and talking in the evenings.
C
The friends loved to swim, hike, and play games, but they also enjoyed relaxing and talking, in the evenings.
D
The friends loved to swim, hike, and play games; but, they also enjoyed relaxing and talking in the evenings.

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