Question

Which sentence has the correct placement of a semicolon?

a.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal; she has a hard time keeping up nevertheless she is willing to work overtime.
b.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal, she has a hard time keeping up; nevertheless, she is willing to work overtime.
c.
Because Sarah is absent a great deal, she has a hard time keeping up nevertheless; she is willing to work overtime.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

b.

Step-by-step explanation:

The semicolon is used to separate two closely related sentences. If you were to replace the semicolon with a period, you should have two sentences that make sense. The only one that makes sense as separate sentences is answer B.

Hope that helped and was understandable.