Which correctly uses a semicolon to link these two sentences? A) The fleet with the wedding; on board sailed southward on the Ch
ina Sea, was a long and perilous voyage. B) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea: It was a long and perilous voyage. C) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. D) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea however; it was a long and perilous voyage.
The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. This answer choice correctly links two simple sentences (independent clauses) with a semicolon. Remaining answer choices contain errors. No capitalization of the first word following a semicolon is required. No coordinating conjunction is needed following a semicolon. <u>The answer is C.</u>
