Question

What does the semicolon in the following phrase do?

He had not thought of that; he stammered:
A. Introduces the driving action
B. Links independent clauses
C. Connects two pieces of dialogue
D. Introduces a quotation

Answer 1

its c,becuase a semicolon is one step away from a period.it could a sentence,but it doesnt

Answer 2

The semicolon in the above phrase is used as it:

B. Links independent clauses

Step-by-step explanation:

A semi-colon helps in joining two independent and closely related clauses. The independent clauses need not be joined by any coordinating conjunction. In the above sentence, the semi-colon is joining the two independent clauses.