Question

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which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

a. mona travels a lot; with her family her favorite place to visit is greece.

b. mona travels a lot with her family her favorite place to visit is; greece.

c. mona travels a lot with her family; her favorite place to visit is greece.

d. mona travels a lot with her family her favorite place to visit; is greece.

Explanation:

A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses (complete thoughts) that are related. Let's analyze each option:

• Option A: The part after the semicolon ("with her family her favorite place to visit is Greece") is not an independent clause (it starts with a prepositional phrase and is incomplete), so the semicolon use is incorrect.
• Option B: The semicolon is placed before "Greece", which is incorrect as "her favorite place to visit is" is not a complete clause on its own, and the semicolon is in the wrong position.
• Option C: "Mona travels a lot with her family" and "her favorite place to visit is Greece" are both independent clauses, and the semicolon correctly separates them.
• Option D: The semicolon is placed between "visit" and "is", which breaks a sentence in the wrong place as "her favorite place to visit" is not a complete clause.

Answer:

C. Mona travels a lot with her family; her favorite place to visit is Greece.