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Which sentence is correct?

Dave went for a long bike ride, he covered at least forty miles.
Dave went for a long bike ride, as a result, he covered forty miles.
Dave went for a long bike ride; he covered at least forty miles.
Dave went for a forty mile bike ride he was very tired at the end

A semicolon separates the following:

two dependent clauses
an independent and dependent clause
two independent clauses
two independent phrases

True or False: A sentence that can be separated by a semicolon can also be separated by a coordinating conjunction and a comma.

True
False

Which of the following is correct?

David loves to eat sushi for breakfast; and I like to eat pasta
David loves to eat sushi; noodles; and Thai food for lunch.
David loves to eat sushi; but I'm worried he doesn't eat enough of the other food groups
David loves to eat sushi for breakfast; I, however, like to stick to cereal.

Which of the following is correct?

Along my road trip I visited Rochester, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Jefferson City, Missouri.
Along my road trip I visited Rochester, Minnesota, Des Moines, Iowa, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jefferson City, Missouri.
Along my road trip I visited Rochester, Minnesota, Des Moines, Iowa, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Jefferson City, Missouri.
Along my road trip I visited Rochester; Minnesota; Des Moines; Iowa; Lincoln; Nebraska; and Jefferson City, Missouri.

A semicolon will appear in what kind of sentence?

Complex
Simple
Correlative
Compound

True or False: Semicolons are only used to combine similar ideas or like arguments and never discuss opposing ideas or situations.

True
False

Conjunctive adverbs like however and furthermore . . .

Always folllow a semicolon.
Are always followed by a comma in the case that they are placed after a semicolon.
Can function exactly like a coordinating conjunction.
Must always be at the very beginning of the second independent clause.

True or False: Although it is uncommon practice to do so, it is acceptable to use a semicolon to introduce a list of items after an independent clause.

True
False

Whcih of the following is correct?

Jane loves girly movies and braiding her friend's hair; her brother would much rather fight snakes in the back yard with a stick.
Jane loves girly movies and braiding her friend's hair, however, her brother would much rather fight snakes in the back yard with a stick.
Jane loves girly movies and braiding her friend's hair yet her brother would much rather fight snakes in the back yard with a stick.
Jane loves girly movies and braiding her friend's hair: her brother would much rather fight snakes in the back yard with a stick.

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