Question

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A. Jamila likes to eat apples with peanut butter; in fact, she could have it as a snack every day without tiring of it. B. Anthony and his friends planned on going to the park after lunch; but they decided to play video games instead. C. Stacy left the office early; for, she had an appointment with her dentist that she could not miss. D. Samir’s parents prepared his favorite dish; because he had invited his friends over for dinner.

Answer 1

the answer would be B.

you can tell because a semicolon doesn't come after something randomly. when you put a semicolon it is when you start to list something as, here is an example. i like; apples, peaches, and all types of fruit really

Answer 2

"Anthony and his friends planned on going to the park after lunch; but they decided to play video games instead", the semicolon used correctly in this sentence.

Answer: B

Explanation

Semicolons are used to join 2 independent clauses of close relation to generate a simple sentence with appropriate meaning.

It marks for more iteration than the use of coma.

Semicolons avoid the uses of conjunction so as the sentence doesn't seem bulky.

The word comes next to the semicolon starts with small letters commonly.