Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Jem and Scout learned many things in two years; however, they do not learn algeb
ra. In the sentence above, what best describes the way in which the semicolon is used? Select all that apply. to connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction to connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb to connect two main clauses with complex internal punctuation to clarify the meaning of phrases in a series
Based on the given sentence above, the reason why the writer chooses to write and use the semicolon above is to closely connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction and to closely connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb. Hope this helps.
The right answers are "to connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction" and "to connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb ".
The explanation for this is that the semicolon is used in the cases of:
To separate coordinate clauses not joined by conjunction, which are related to each other.
To separate items from an enumeration.
To lengthen the pause of opposing conjunctions (but, however, however, however, etc.), thus replacing the comma.
To separate opposing coordinate clauses when the conjunction appears in the middle of the sentence.
Jem is 10 years old at the start of the book, 4 years older than his younger sister Jean Louise "Scout". In the book, his age ranges from 10-13. Jem is also the son of lawyer Atticus Finch.
The correct option is C) “The strains of the British national anthem played softly.” This sentence doesn’t have capitalization mistakes since the word “British” is in capital letters. One of the rules of capitalization is that the name of nationalities and countries is always capitalized.
The rest of the examples “Japanese”, “Peruvian”, “Aztec” are incorrect since none of them are capitalized.
The addition of multi ball in the pinball game creates more possible ways to generate more points for the player. The Player will have more than two balls which he can hit to different scoring barriers and score high. There is also increased level of difficulty when more than one ball is introduced in the pinball. The player will have to handle two balls at a time.
