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 joining two independent clauses
a semicolon separating items in a list when the items already use commas
a semicolon introducing a quote
(1 point)
Responses
a semicolon solving a comma splice problem
a semicolon joining two independent clauses
a semicolon separating items in a list when the items already use commas
a semicolon introducing a quote
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Rita would mark **"a semicolon introducing a quote"** as incorrect. Semicolons are not typically used to introduce quotes; a colon or a comma is often more appropriate in this context.