Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A)Customer service must be a priority of all employees ignoring our customer needs will surely put us out of business.
B)Customer service must be a priority of all employees, ignoring our customer needs will surely put us out of business.
C)Customer service must be a priority of all employees; ignoring our customer needs will surely put us out of business.

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Using a semicolon to separate the two related independent clauses is the correct punctuation in this case. Option A is a run-on sentence because the two independent clauses are not separated. Option B is incorrect because the comma is not strong enough to separate the two independent clauses.

Which Sentence Is Punctuated Correctly