Maria wrote the following topic sentence for an essay about checkers:
The rules of checkers have changed over the centuries; In the 1500s, the first actual rulebook was published.
What is the error in Maria's sentence?
She should have multiple semicolons because she is listed serial items.
The first part of the sentence is not an independent clause.
The semicolon is misplaced and should appear after 1500s.
The word after the semicolon does not need to be capitalized because it is not a proper noun.