Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon? A. It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bed

b. It had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full

c. Still, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around.

d. We had it worse than everyone on the first floor, all the windows in all the upstairs rooms were tinted; and there wasn't enough moonlight in the first place.

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Ferris

10 April, 15:36

Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon? A. It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bed

b. It had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full

c. Still, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around.

d. We had it worse than everyone on the first floor, all the windows in all the upstairs rooms were tinted; and there wasn't enough moonlight in the first place.

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Casey Freeman · Answer 1

C. Still, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around. This sentence is the only one that links to independent but closely related clauses properly,