Question

unit review: editing and proofreading
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identify the correct placement of the semicolon in the following sentence.
we ran out of coffee grounds we are going to need to buy some more.
after the word \out\
after the word \grounds\
after the word
eed\

Explanation:

A semicolon joins two independent clauses (complete sentences) that are closely related. "We ran out of coffee grounds" and "we are going to need to buy some more" are both independent clauses, so the semicolon belongs between them, after "grounds".

Answer:

after the word "grounds"