A Semicolon Can Be Used

question 9

Multiple Choice

A semicolon can be used

• A) to join two sentences that are closely related.
• B) before a conjunction adverb that joins two independent clauses.
• C) to separate items in a series if any of the items already include commas.
• D) all of the above

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