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lorasvet [3.4K]
4 years ago
8

Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon?

English
2 answers:
Ira Lisetskai [31]4 years ago
8 0
"<span>b. had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full" uses a semicolon correctly because there is a long pause. </span>
WITCHER [35]4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

b. It had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full.

Explanation:

When two independent clauses are joined in one sentence without a conjunction to link them; we need to use a semicolon.

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