Select the sentence that contains no semicolon errors. (Note that some of the sentences may not require a semicolon.)
Group of answer choices
The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena; and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars.
The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars.
The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva, in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars.
The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars.
The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars.
To identify the sentence that contains no semicolon errors, we need to look for the sentence that does not require a semicolon. Let's analyze each of the answer choices:
1. "The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena; and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars."
In this sentence, there are two semicolon errors. Semicolons should not be used before coordinating conjunctions like "and" in a compound sentence.
2. "The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars."
This sentence does not have any semicolon errors. It correctly uses a comma before the coordinating conjunction "in addition" to separate the two independent clauses.
3. "The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva, in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars."
In this sentence, there is a comma error. It incorrectly uses a comma after "Minerva," before the phrase "in addition." This disrupts the flow of the sentence and creates a comma splice.
Therefore, the sentence that contains no semicolon errors is:
"The classical goddess of war was known to Greeks as Athena and to Romans as Minerva; in addition, the Greeks and Romans also had a god of war—Ares, or Mars."