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Review: Identifying Punctuation Errors, Answer 5.1

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Question:
We cancelled our subscription to the magazine after it ran a homophobic article; likewise, a number of our friends boycotted the publication.
Answer:
The answer correct is correct.
Explanation:
The semicolon correctly joins the two independent clauses, and the comma is necessary after the conjunctive adverb likewise.