An independent clause is a sentence or part of one that can stand alone.
So I have a feeling that the first one is correct as "My sister and I love to cook" and "we spend hours cooking together" can both stand alone yet are joined by a semicolon.
I hope this has helped
Should inornshould i not answer these questions for you? hmm.....
Answer:
I think tournament is the answer
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