Which of the following is NOT a reason we use semi-colons in the English language?(1 point)

Responses

To connect two complete sentences that are closely related
To connect two complete sentences that are closely related

To connect two complete sentences with a conjunctive adverb, followed by a comma
To connect two complete sentences with a conjunctive adverb, followed by a comma

To introduce information that expands on an idea that preceded it
To introduce information that expands on an idea that preceded it

To separate items in a list that already contains commas

1 answer

The option that is NOT a reason we use semi-colons in the English language is:

To introduce information that expands on an idea that preceded it.

This function is typically fulfilled by a colon, not a semi-colon.