Question

select from the drop-down menus the correct punctuation.
the obstacle course is tough ; nonetheless fifty people have signed up to do it on saturday.
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Explanation:

The first blank needs a semicolon to join two independent clauses connected by the conjunctive adverb "nonetheless". The second blank needs a comma to set off the conjunctive adverb "nonetheless" from the start of the second independent clause.

Answer:

First dropdown: ;
Second dropdown: ,

Full corrected sentence: The obstacle course is tough ;, nonetheless, fifty people have signed up to do it on Saturday.