Question

in which sentence is the semicolon used correctly? the army decided; eight months after the fact to give the soldier a medal. the captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him. the soldiers bonded for two reasons; similar musical tastes and shared experiences. the pilot; a friend of the captains; quickly brought the wounded back to the military base. question 14 1 pts in which sentence is the colon used correctly? she clarified the logic of survivor guilt: even though it was hard to unravel. survivors may know they have done nothing wrong: but they feel guilty anyway. she analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion. the philosopher studied: ethics, and her main focus was survivor guilt.

Explanation:

• Semicolon question: A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. In "The captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him", both parts are independent clauses. In the other options, the semicolon usage is incorrect. The first option has a semicolon in an inappropriate place between a verb and its complement. The third option should use a colon to introduce a list after "two reasons". The fourth option has incorrect semicolon - used to separate appositives instead of commas.
• Colon question: A colon is used to introduce an explanation, list, or elaboration. In "She analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion", the colon correctly introduces the list of factors. In the first option, the colon is in an awkward place - it should be a comma. In the second option, a colon is misused instead of a coordinating conjunction like "but". In the fourth option, the colon is incorrectly placed between a verb and its object.

Answer:

• For the semicolon question: The captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him.
• For the colon question: She analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion.