Select the letter of the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
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A) Dolores has not gone to work; because she has been busy studying.
B) Dolores has not gone to work because, she has been busy studying.
C) Dolores has not gone to work because she has been busy studying.

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This sentence has the correct use of a comma before the coordinating conjunction "because" to separate the two clauses. The other options either use a semicolon in the wrong place (A) or use a comma incorrectly to separate the clauses (B).

Select the Letter of the Sentence That Is Punctuated Correctly