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Which correctly uses a semicolon to link these two sentences? A) The fleet with the wedding; on board sailed southward on the China Sea, was a long and perilous voyage. B) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea: It was a long and perilous voyage. C) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. D) The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea however; it was a long and perilous voyage.

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The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. This answer choice correctly links two simple sentences (independent clauses) with a semicolon. Remaining answer choices contain errors. No capitalization of the first word following a semicolon is required. No coordinating conjunction is needed following a semicolon. The answer is C.

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Semicolon basically means and. The answer is C. Understand why?
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