In which of the following sentence is a semicolon correctly used? A) I have a bicycle; skates; and a snowboard. B) John said to
sasha; let's go on a bicycle trip. C) John helped sasha; another rider; put air in her bicycles tires. D) I have a bicycle; I'll be riding in later today.
<span>The question is asking In which of the following sentence is a semicolon correctly used? and the sentences are: A) I have a bicycle; skates; and a snowboard. B) John said to sasha; let's go on a bicycle trip. C) John helped sasha; another rider; put air in her bicycles tires. D) I have a bicycle; I'll be riding in later today. A semicolon is used to connect two independent phrases, and the correct answer is D - the first independent phrase is "I have a bicycle" and the second one is "I'll be riding it later today" </span>
D: I have a bicycle; I'll be riding in later today.
a semicolon connects to phrases that go in succession or are related..
the first independent phrase is "I have a bicycle" and the second one is "I'll be riding it later today"
<em>a thing i have noted is that if you can replace the semicolon '</em><em>;'</em><em> with the word '</em><em>anyways</em><em>' and the phrase makes sense then the semicolon was correctly placed.</em>
Bittman's style tells me that he likes to cover every point and is very precise. He makes sure that everything is mentioned and also tells you the benefits and obstructions of the decisions the could be made.
