In which one of the following sentences could you best use a semicolon?
A If you ask me Jerry is a tennis whiz.
B When she is worried Lucille eats a lot.
C Jerry loves tennis he plays everyday.
D Lucille bought a new tennis racket and brought it home.
Thank you.
no prob!
B is NOT the correct answer!!
To identify the sentence in which you could best use a semicolon, you need to look for a sentence that contains two independent clauses. Independent clauses are complete thoughts that can stand alone as separate sentences. In this case, the correct answer would be C:
C Jerry loves tennis; he plays everyday.
In this sentence, "Jerry loves tennis" and "he plays everyday" are both independent clauses. The semicolon is used to separate the two clauses instead of using a conjunction like "and" or "but." This helps to emphasize the close relationship between the two ideas.