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Which of the following correctly uses a semicolon? My cat; never likes to go to sleep in her cat bed. She stays up all night; making growling noises. It is impossible to sleep; with her running around.
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Which of the following correctly uses a semicolon?

My cat; never likes to go to sleep in her cat bed.
She stays up all night; making growling noises.
It is impossible to sleep; with her running around.
Cats can be crazy at night; the moon can set them off.

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A semicolon would be after the word cat, night, sleep 
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I would say the last phrase ... Cats can be crazy at night; the moon can set them off.  It needs a pause there where the others do not.
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