Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. We arrived early; the road was clear.
- Step 1: A semicolon joins two complete sentences that are closely related.
- Step 2: "We arrived early" and "the road was clear" are both complete sentences, so a semicolon fits between them.
Answer
We arrived early; the road was clear.
Why not the others: "because the road was clear" is not a complete sentence, so a semicolon cannot come before it; a comma alone between two complete sentences is a comma splice; and the last option breaks the sentences in the wrong place.
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