Question

The day began with an icy blast [1] the kind that shakes an entire house. Molly lay in bed [2] and tried to speculate on what effect the cold wind would have on her cross-country race that day. She reasoned that the wind blows on everybody [3] moreover, she had moved to North Carolina from Minnesota. If there was anything she was used to [4] it was cold weather.

Question
Where should a semicolon be placed?

Answer options with 4 options
1.
1

2.
2

3.
3

4.
4

Answer 1

The correct option for placing a semicolon is:

**3.**

The sentence in question would read as follows: "She reasoned that the wind blows on everybody; moreover, she had moved to North Carolina from Minnesota." The semicolon connects two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.