When should you use a semicolon?
a. when you want to replace the conjunctions and, or, or but and to connect the main clauses of a compound sentence
b. when you want to replace a period at the end of a sentence
c. when you need to introduce a list of items
d. when you want to join two independent clauses where the second clause explains the first

4. how does the speaker's comparison of sinners to aninsect (paragraph 7) contribute to the central idea of thetext? o a it emphasizes the negative view god has ofsinners and how inconsequential they are to him.o b it stresses the connection that exists between allof god's creatures, whether they be human orinsect.o c it suggests that sinners can change for the better,as insects are known to go throughtransformations.o d it portrays sinners as being just as prevalentaround the earth as the wide variety of insects.