Question

Which sentence has an error in semicolon usage?

Darnell had to finish his lab report; as a result, he decided not to go to the park.


Martina likes to cook; she makes a great vegetable lasagna.


Bryce was supposed to mow the lawn today; instead, he watched a video.


Raquel was tired; so she decided to go home.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The statement which has error is Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Semicolon is the one which is used to link 2 independent clauses which are closely related. It is basically, used to join to or more sentences.

So, from the option which has error in the usage of semicolon is:

Raquel was tired; so she decided to go home.

In this statement, the semicolon (;) should be used to after so

The correct statement would be

Raquel was tired so; she decided to go home.