Question

Rita is a copyeditor looking for misused semicolons in a news article. Which usage would she mark as incorrect?

(1 point)
Responses

a semicolon solving a comma splice problem

a semicolon solving a comma splice problem

a semicolon joining two independent clauses

a semicolon joining two independent clauses

a semicolon separating items in a list when the items already use commas

a semicolon separating items in a list when the items already use commas

a semicolon introducing a quote

a semicolon introducing a quote

Answers

GPT-4o mini
Rita would mark **"a semicolon introducing a quote"** as incorrect. Semicolons are not used to introduce quotes; instead, a colon or a comma is typically used for this purpose.