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GST 111 Essay Writing and Punctuation SN-8 Objective Question

Question

In the sentence 'Supply us with three KIA CERATO cars; they must all be black.', what does the semi-colon replace?
Options
A A full-stop.
B A comma and the coordinating conjunction 'and'.
Correct Answer
C A question mark.
D An exclamation mark.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The semicolon replaces a comma and a coordinating conjunction (like 'and') used consecutively in a sentence.

Hint

It joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.

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