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

1 answer

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 address the key criteria for using a semicolon: the need for the clauses to be independent and thematically related.

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