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Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? A) While she ran to the store; I watched the kids. B) They had strawberry short cake; pumpkin pie; and apple turnovers. C) I wanted to eat everything;
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Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?

A) While she ran to the store; I watched the kids.
B) They had strawberry short cake; pumpkin pie; and apple turnovers.
C) I wanted to eat everything; but I was afraid I would get sick!
D) It was the day of the harvest festival; everyone would be displaying their best desserts.

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if you think about the question your answer has got to C
User Samvid Mistry
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I think it's D, a semicolon is supposed to be used to combine 2 complete sentences. In this case "It was the day of the harvest festival" and "Everyone would be displaying their best desserts" are both complete thoughts.
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