In which of the following sentences is the semicolon used correctly?

Question

In which of the following sentences is the semicolon used correctly?

A. There were five items on the kitchen
counter; a coffeemaker, a bag of beans,
agrinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.
B. At first Icouldn't make out what kind of bird it was,but as I swooped low, I recognized it by its markings; a
peregrine falcon.
C. I still need to take History 101; Math 410; and Biology 243.
D. In the nineties,everyone was listening to grunge; today, everyone seems to tune in hip-hop.

ANSWER:A
IS IT CORRECT

Answer 1

No, it is D.

A is referring to a list. So it would have to be

There were five items on the kitchen counter: a coffeemaker, a bag of beans, a grinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.

D is basically combining two sentences. So that is when the semicolon is used correctly.

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Answer 2

Yes, the correct answer is A. In this sentence, the semicolon is used correctly to separate a list of items within a longer sentence. The semicolon is used to indicate a stronger separation than a comma, but not as strong as a full stop (period).