<p>"which is the best way to revise and combine the underlined portions of sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?</p>
<p>I know that a skunk’s Latin name is Mephitis mephitis, and that shunks should not be confused with (polecats. Getting in a skunk’s way), these facts will not help you much. </p>
<p>A- polecats, but getting in the way of a skunk
B- polecats, but if you get in a skunk’s way
C- polecats; consequently, if you get in a skunk’s way
D- polecats; then, to get in teh way of a skunk
E- polecats: getting in a skunk’s</p>
<p>Question is from OG. The answer is B. But in choice B, the combined sentence becomes a run on. "I know that a skunk’s Latin name is Mephitis mephitis, and that shunks should not be confused with polecats, but if you get in a skunk’s way, these facts will not help you much. Don’t you need a semi-colon in there?</p>