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Review: Adding Punctuation, Answer 4.

Answer

Question:
His form was excellent his dive was superior to his other competitors attempts.
Answer:
His form was excellent; his dive was superior to his other competitors’ attempts.
Explanation:
You need a semicolon to link the two independent clauses. Place an apostrophe after the s to show the possessive form of the plural noun competitors.