Which of the following sentences needs a semicolon to correct a run-on or comma splice?
a. Ernesto did not see the rattlesnake as he hiked up the mountain.
b. Hiking up the mountain, Ernesto almost stepped on the rattlesnake that he didn't see.
c. Ernest was enjoying his hike up the mountain then he almost stepped on a rattlesnake he
didn't see.
d. Ernest, enjoying his hike up the mountain, almost stepped on a rattlesnake, which he didn't
see.
c. Ernest was enjoying his hike up the mountain then he almost stepped on a rattlesnake he
didn't see.
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