Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?(1 point)
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The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there.
The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there.
I need to bring the following things; my gym bag, my backpack, and your helmet.
I need to bring the following things; my gym bag, my backpack, and your helmet.
We moved practice to the gym; after it started raining.
We moved practice to the gym; after it started raining.
Before we go to softball practice; we have to finish our homework.
Before we go to softball practice; we have to finish our homework.
The sentence that uses a semicolon correctly is:
The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there.
The sentence that uses a semicolon correctly is: "The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there."
To determine the correct answer, let's understand the usage of a semicolon. A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related or to separate items in a list when those items already contain commas.
In the first sentence, "The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there," the semicolon is correctly used to join two independent clauses that are closely related.
In the second sentence, "I need to bring the following things; my gym bag, my backpack, and your helmet," the semicolon is incorrectly used. Here, a colon (:) would be more appropriate since it introduces a list.
In the third sentence, "We moved practice to the gym; after it started raining," the semicolon is incorrectly used. The phrase "after it started raining" is not an independent clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
In the fourth sentence, "Before we go to softball practice; we have to finish our homework," the semicolon is incorrectly used. A comma (,) would be more appropriate to separate the dependent clause "Before we go to softball practice" from the independent clause "we have to finish our homework."
Therefore, the only sentence that uses a semicolon correctly is: "The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there."