Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Jem and Scout learned many things in two years; however, they do not learn algebra. In the sentence above, what best describes the way in which the semicolon is used? Select all that apply. to connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction to connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb to connect two main clauses with complex internal punctuation to clarify the meaning of phrases in a series

Answer 1

The right answers are "to connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction" and "to connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb ".

The explanation for this is that the semicolon is used in the cases of:

• To separate coordinate clauses not joined by conjunction, which are related to each other.
• To separate items from an enumeration.
• To lengthen the pause of opposing conjunctions (but, however, however, however, etc.), thus replacing the comma.
• To separate opposing coordinate clauses when the conjunction appears in the middle of the sentence.

Answer 2

Based on the given sentence above, the reason why the writer chooses to write and use the semicolon above is to closely connect two closely related clauses without a coordinating conjunction and to closely connect two closely related clauses with a conjunctive adverb. Hope this helps.