Does the following sentence need a comma, a semicolon or no additional punctuation?

I like bicycles ___ my brother likes rollerblades.

(1 point)
Responses

comma
comma

no additional punctuation
no additional punctuation

semicolon
semicolon

1 answer

The correct response is "semicolon."

The sentence "I like bicycles; my brother likes rollerblades." consists of two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, so a semicolon is appropriate to link them.