Question

Sharon brought cheesecake to the class reunion; and Marla brought brownies. How should this sentence be changed?

Question 17 options:









a)
Remove the semicolon









b)
Replace the semicolon with a comma









c)
Add a comma after and









d)
No change needs to be made to this sentence.

Answer 1

Answer: b) Replace the semicolon with a comma Explanation: Since Marla brought brownies and Sharon brought cheesecake to the class reunion are both independent clauses, they can stand by themselves. Since there is an and, which could make these two clauses a compound sentence, we replace the semicolon with a comma.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B) "Replace the semicolon with a comma"

Step-by-step explanation:

According to punctuation rules, a comma should be used before a coordination conjuction in order to link two independant clauses as in the example provided.

A semicolon can be used to to link two independant clauses, but cannot be used when there is a coordinating conjuction as in the example provided (and).