According to the word entry, what is the language of origin for the word retribution? ret•ri•bu•tion (re-trə-ˈbyü-shən) n. 1: So
mething justly deserved; repayment. 2: Something given or demanded in reparation, especially punishment. [Middle English retribucioun, from Old French retribution, from Latin retribuere, to pay back.] Old French Latin Middle English all of these answers
According to the word entry, what is the language of origin for the word retribution?
ret•ri•bu•tion (re-trə-ˈbyü-shən) n. 1: Something justly deserved; repayment. 2: Something given or demanded in reparation, especially punishment. [Middle English retribucioun, from Old French retribution, from Latin retribuere, to pay back.]
An independent clause is a sentence or part of one that can stand alone.
So I have a feeling that the first one is correct as "My sister and I love to cook" and "we spend hours cooking together" can both stand alone yet are joined by a semicolon.