Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the semicolon?

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The correct answer is - Sara suddenly became very ill; therefore, she went to see her doctor.
A semicolon is used to separate two sentences, two separate but also connected thoughts. It should come naturally as a pause within a sentence, which is why the first three options are incorrect as they break up the sentence in grammatically incorrect locations.

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