Question

select all the correct answers. which sentences use semicolons correctly? april loved hiking; she also excelled at gymnastics. john cooked the best burgers in town, they were warm; juicy and succulent. felicia loved the animation style known as anime; she grew up watching animated series from all over the world. chris chose to walk; instead of riding to school as his bike was broken.

Explanation:

A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. In the first option, "April loved hiking" and "she also excelled at gymnastics" are two independent clauses, so the semicolon is used correctly. In the third option, "Felicia loved the animation style known as anime" and "she grew up watching animated series from all over the world" are independent clauses, and the semicolon usage is correct. The second option uses a semicolon incorrectly within a list (commas should be used to separate items in a list like "warm, juicy and succulent"). The fourth option uses "instead of" right after the semicolon which is incorrect; it should be a comma before "instead of" in this context.

Answer:

April loved hiking; she also excelled at gymnastics.
Felicia loved the animation style known as anime; she grew up watching animated series from all over the world.