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    In Which One Of The Following Sentences Is The Semicolon Used Correctly?

    A. There were five items on the kitchen counter; a coffemaker, a bag of beans, a grinder, a sugar bowl, and a cracked cup.- B. At first I couldn't make out what kind of bird it was, but as it swooped low, I recognized it by its marking; a peregrine falcon.- C. I still need to take History 101; Math 410; and Biology 243.- D. In the nineties, everyone was listening to grunge; today, everyone seems to tune in to hip-hop.

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     Question B has the correct placement of the semicolons.

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      In A and B, the correct punctuation mark would be a colon (:), rather than a semicolon (;). In C a comma (,) would be preferred over a semicolon. D represents one of the correct uses of the semicolon: Joining independent clauses without a conjunction.

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      I would say A is the right answer.

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