Asked by JORDAN
In which of the following sentences is the semicolon used correctly?
A. There were five items on the kitchen
counter; a coffeemaker, a bag of beans,
agrinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.
B. At first Icouldn't make out what kind of bird it was,but as I swooped low, I recognized it by its markings; a
peregrine falcon.
C. I still need to take History 101; Math 410; and Biology 243.
D. In the nineties,everyone was listening to grunge; today, everyone seems to tune in hip-hop.
ANSWER:A
IS IT CORRECT
A. There were five items on the kitchen
counter; a coffeemaker, a bag of beans,
agrinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.
B. At first Icouldn't make out what kind of bird it was,but as I swooped low, I recognized it by its markings; a
peregrine falcon.
C. I still need to take History 101; Math 410; and Biology 243.
D. In the nineties,everyone was listening to grunge; today, everyone seems to tune in hip-hop.
ANSWER:A
IS IT CORRECT
Answers
Answered by
Nahel
No, it is D.
A is referring to a list. So it would have to be
There were five items on the kitchen counter: a coffeemaker, a bag of beans, a grinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.
D is basically combining two sentences. So that is when the semicolon is used correctly.
Good Luck :]
A is referring to a list. So it would have to be
There were five items on the kitchen counter: a coffeemaker, a bag of beans, a grinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.
D is basically combining two sentences. So that is when the semicolon is used correctly.
Good Luck :]
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