Question

Which choice shows the best way to join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

My brother is a computer whiz; I can barely type my name.
My brother knows a lot about computers; more than I do.
While my brother plays on his computer; I like to paint.
My brother is a computer whiz; but I am not.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is My brother is a computer whiz; I can barely type my name.

in the other options, you just need a comma.

Answer 2

Hmmm, well I believe it should be My brother is a computer whiz; I can barely type my name. I believe it should be this because the other choices seem to either be apart of the sentence, another run along sentence, or a sentence that could use a comma and not a semicolon.