Question

Read the sentence and answer the question.

All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.
Which correctly shows where a semicolon is needed in the sentence?


All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to; complete one year of flight training.


All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots consequently, the astronauts; with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.


All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but; only two were jet pilots consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.


All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots; consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.


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Answer 1

it's D: All astronauts had master’s or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots; consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.

Answer 2

The answer to your question would be that the sentence that correctly shows where a semicolon is needed in the sentence is the following one: All astronauts had master's or doctorate degrees, but only two were jet pilots; consequently, the astronauts with no flight experience had to complete one year of flight training.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence above contains the conjunctive adverb consequently. You should always use a period or semicolon before the conjunctive adverb when separating two independent clauses. That is why the last sentence is the one that is correctly punctuated.