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dezoksy [38]
3 years ago
10

In which one of the following sentences is the semicolon used correctly? A. Cheryl’s favorite snack is chocolate; she could eat

it daily. B. Jacob, who plays in the orchestra; has a solo in the concert. C. Donald has three sisters; Carla, Donna, and Maggie. D. Whenever I feel afraid; I think of Aunt Margaret.
English
2 answers:
KATRIN_1 [288]3 years ago
8 0
A is the correct answer.
Lady bird [3.3K]3 years ago
8 0
A. The reason is that a semicolon is used to separate a sentence only when the two parts could each be their own sentence. In B and D, commas would be better as the separation is not very drastic. In C the correct punctuation would be a colon as it precedes a list. Only in A is the semicolon used to separate two distinct thoughts.
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