Original Sentence: Many people worldwide now have semicolon tattoos and they serve as a reminder that with faith and courage one can overcome even the darkest times in his or life. Possible Edits:

a. Many people worldwide now have semicolon tattoos, and they serve as a reminder that with faith and courage one can overcome even the darkest times in his or life.
b. Many people worldwide now have semicolon tattoos, but they serve as a reminder that with faith and courage one can overcome even the darkest times in his or life.
c. Many people worldwide now have semicolon tattoos, so they serve as a reminder that with faith and courage one can overcome even the darkest times in his or life.
d. Correct as is.


a
RATIONALE: To choose the correct answer, review the relationship between the two complete sentences on each side, and then determine which coordinating conjunction to place after the comma.

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