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Select all the sentences below that correct the main punctuation issue in this
sentence:
The food trucks are good for students, they give many different lunch options
instead of just one or two.
The food trucks are good for students they give many different lunch options
instead of just one or two.
The food trucks are good for students, because they give many different lunch
options instead of just one or two.
The food trucks are good for students; they give many different lunch options
instead of
just one or two.
The food trucks are good for students because they give many different lunch
options instead of
just one or two.
The food trucks are good for students. They give many different lunch options
instead of just one or two.

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The sentence with correct punctuation to address the main issue is: The food trucks are good for students; they give many different lunch options instead of just one or two. Explanation: 1. The correct punctuation issue in the original sentence is the need for a semicolon or period to separate the two independent clauses: "The food trucks are good for students" and "they give many different lunch options instead of just one or two." 2. In the correct sentence, a semicolon is used to connect two related independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction like "and" or "but." 3. Another correct option would be to use a period to create two separate sentences since each independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. 4. Using a comma before "because" as in the third option is incorrect because a comma alone cannot join two independent clauses. 5. The second option lacks punctuation to separate the independent clauses properly. 6. The fourth and fifth options use a semicolon correctly but have a minor issue with spacing at the end of the sentence. 7. The last option, while correct, simply uses a period to separate the clauses. In conclusion, the sentence "The food trucks are good for students; they give many different lunch options instead of just one or two." correctly addresses the main punctuation issue in the original sentence.

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