Which sentence is punctuated correctly? the shoes normally cost 40 dollars; however, we got them on sale. the shoes normally cost 40 dollars, however, we got them on sale. the shoes normally cost 40 dollars, however; we got them on sale. the shoes normally cost 40 dollars however we got them on sale.

I believe the answer might be The shoes normally cost 40 dollars; however, we got them on sale. Hope this helps and sorry if I'm wrong

The sentence that is punctuated correctly is A, "the shoes normally cost 40 dollars; however, we got them on sale".  The semicolon should be used because the two sentences are closely related in terms of meaning and should not be separated with a comma.  Yet, as however is an interjection, the comma following it should be retained.

The punctuation in B is used when the however clause follows the subject of the sentence.  The third option is not the one because the semicolon should be placed before the interjection. Finally, D is not correct since it contains no particular punctuation at all.

you didnt put the link on, so i cant read the paraphrase

after the signature of the treaty of versailles in june 1919, germany lost nearly 25,000 square miles and a population of 7 million people. these territories included eupen-malmedy area and moresnet which were ceded to belgium. regarding relations with france, germany ceded the sovereignty of the saar coal mines to this country, as well as the provinces of alsace-lorraine.

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