Which questions would best help someone decide whether to use a semicolon to connect clauses in a sentence? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)

Question

• Are there more than two clauses?
• Are the clauses about closely
related ideas?
Which clause is the most interesting?
• Is each clause independent?
• How long are the clauses?

Answer 1

The two questions that would best help someone decide whether to use a semicolon to connect clauses in a sentence are:

1. Are the clauses about closely related ideas?
2. Is each clause independent?

These questions focus on the essential criteria for correctly using a semicolon: the relationship between the clauses and their independence.