Question

__________ are used to separate items in a long and detailed list or to join two closely related ideas?

off the top of my head, at risk of sounding dumb, a comma?

a. commas
b. colons
c. semicolons
d. dashes

not sure if this is tricking me either? is it that simple?

Answer 1

Semicolons (;) are used to separate items in a long and detailed list or to join two closely related ideas.