Question

Which sentences use a semicolon correctly?

Rachel had a terrible fever; hence, she couldn’t sleep.


Susan’s parents forbade her from attending the concert; therefore, she fumed for two hours.


Jody’s hair had grown long and lustrous; but not silky.


Adam had grown four inches taller; still, he wasn’t tall enough to reach the overhead closets.

please help me

Answer 1

All of them are correct except for the 3rd one. Semi colons combine two sentences that could stand alone into one sentence without the use of a conjunction (FANBOYS)

Answer 2

all of them except for the 3rd sentence are correct :)