Question

In which of the following situations would it not be appropriate to use a semicolon?                                          A.To join two independent clauses where the second clause explains the first                                 B.To connect the two main clauses of a sentence when they could be connected with a conjunction.                                                                                                                                        C.To join the two main clauses of a sentence instead of using a conjunction                                          D.To connect the two main clauses of a sentence and replace the existing conjunction

Answer 1

The situation that would not be appropriate to use a semicolon would be : A. to join two independent clauses where the second clause explains the first.

in option A, there is no other way to do it other than using the conjunction in the sentence such as 'because;.