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Punctuate the following sentence correctly using commas, semicolons, or colons.

A. She played the violin as if she were a master it made the audience weep with emotion.

B. She played the violin as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion.

C. She played the violin, as if she were a master; it made the audience weep with emotion.
She, played the violin as if she were a master it made the audience weep with emotion.

D. She played the violin as if she were a master it made the audience weep, with emotion.

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The answer is B.

The semicolon is there to mark it as two sentences that can be put together, but that's the simplest definition.

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