Question

When two clauses that could stand alone as independent sentences are joined, the appropriate punctuation is: (Points : 2)

a comma between the clauses
a colon between the clauses
a semicolon between the clauses
no punctuation is needed between the clauses

Answer 1

Answer : a semicolon between the clauses

In joining two independent clauses meaning two sentences that can stand alone as a sentences, it is best to use a semicolon (;) between the clauses. The semicolon connects two related complete sentences. It can also be used together with a conjunctive adverb to join two sentences that have a close meaning. Aside from those uses, the semicolon is also used to lessen the confusion when listing several items within a sentence. One important thing to remember in using semicolon is not to capitalize the word following the semicolon.