Question

The following answer choices contain a paragraph from a John Muir article. Read each answer choice and select the one that uses semicolons correctly.
(A)Two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried; however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

(B)Two years ago; when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried; however many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

(C)Two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

(D)Two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley; I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

Answer 1

Answer:

(C) Two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

Explanation:

The following paragraph from a John Muir article uses semicolons correctly. ''Two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of Yosemite Valley, I found a book. It was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. The paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. And although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. This is the condition of the great open book of Yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.''

All of the other paragraphs, have an incorrect use of semicolons.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option C.

Explanation:

Option C uses semicolons correctly.