Question

which is the best way to complete the text? francis scott key penned the lyrics to the american national anthem, \the star - spangled banner,\ after the battle of ____________ was inspired by the sight of the american flag still flying above the fort after twenty - five hours of bombardment by the british. fort mchenry he fort mchenry, he fort mchenry; he

Explanation:

The semicolon (;) is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. Here, "Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to the American national anthem, 'The Star - Spangled Banner,' after the battle of Fort McHenry" is one independent clause, and "he was inspired by the sight of the American flag still flying above the fort after twenty - five hours of bombardment by the British" is another. A comma would create a run - on sentence, and no punctuation would also be incorrect.

Answer:

Fort McHenry; he