Question

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?

We were going to go to the movies; but Jason forgot his wallet.
The curtains were shredded and all over the room; my cat looked very guilty.
Do you know why we are here; me neither.
Once there was a very hungry troll; but he was very kind as well.

Answer 1

The correct sentence using semicolon is the following: The curtains were shredded and all over the room; my cat looked very guilty.There're two independent clauses and an example of compound sentence. Express a complete thought and have the same level of importance.

Answer 2

The sentence that correctly uses the punctuation mark, semicolon (;) is, "The curtains were shredded and all over the room; my cat looked very guilty." This is an example of a compound sentence. A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses. If we use a semicolon to separate the two independent clauses, then we do not have to use any conjunctions to connect both.