Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? A. I will wash the dishes but Mary will dry them. B. I will wash the dishes, Mary will dry them. C. I will wash the dishes Mary will dry them. D. I will wash the dishes, but Mary will dry them.
IT is D. I will wash the dishes, but Mary will dry them. It has a pause before 'but'. A. Could also be right but it has no Punctuation. B. Would have semicolon. C. is incorrect.