Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon? A.It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bed

BIt had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full
CStill, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around.
DWe had it worse than everyone on the first floor, all the windows in all the upstairs rooms were tinted; and there wasn’t enough moonlight in the first place.

Verified Answer :

Answer: B.

Explanation: You don't place a semicolon before coordinating conjunctions like "and", "but" or "so." Sentences A and D would be correct without the semicolon, and in sentence C, we should replace it with a comma (which is also an acceptable solution in sentences A and D). Sentence B successfully links two independent clauses that are so related semantically that it's best for them to be in the same sentence.

Answer:

It's b

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