Question
What are the semicolons doing in this sentence?
Saihou needed a lot of new clothes for summer: swim trunks, flip-flops, and goggles for the pool; a linen shirt; and a straw hat.
(1 point)
Responses
They're separating items in a complex list.
They're separating items in a complex list.
They're uniting closely connected clauses.
Saihou needed a lot of new clothes for summer: swim trunks, flip-flops, and goggles for the pool; a linen shirt; and a straw hat.
(1 point)
Responses
They're separating items in a complex list.
They're separating items in a complex list.
They're uniting closely connected clauses.
Answers
GPT 3.5
They're uniting closely connected clauses.