Question
Select the sentence which has the correct linking mark.
She played the violin as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion.
She played the violin as if she were a master, it made the audience weep with emotion.
She played the violin as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion.
She played the violin as if she were a master, it made the audience weep with emotion.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct sentence is:
"She played the violin as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion."
The semicolon correctly links two independent clauses, whereas the comma creates a comma splice in the second option.
"She played the violin as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion."
The semicolon correctly links two independent clauses, whereas the comma creates a comma splice in the second option.