Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
a. the meeting started at noon; it lasted until late in the evening.
b. the meeting started at noon: it lasted until late in the evening.
c. the meeting started at noon, it lasted until late in the evening

CORRECT ANSWER:

a. The meeting started at noon; it lasted until late in the evening.

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Semicolons allow you to attach closely related ideas when it takes a style mark that is stronger than a comma. You will make your writing sound more elegant by using the semicolons effectively.

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