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Which word in the sentence, if any, should be followed by a semicolon? The movie was scary that means Billy liked it! A. means B. scary C. There is no error in semicolon usage. D. Billy

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From writing.wisc.edu : "Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when a style mark stronger than a comma is needed. "

The only logical way to split it would be : The movie was scary ; that means Billy liked it !

Hence answer B
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