A semicolon is used to:
A)Introduce information that follows,such as a list
B)Separate two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction
C)Separate items in a series if the items are long or if one of the items has internal commas
D)Separate dangling modifiers
E)All of the above
F)Answers b and c above
G)Answers a,b,and c above

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Semicolons are used to separate two independent clauses when not joined by a conjunction and to separate items in a series if the items are long or contain internal commas. They are not used to introduce information, separate dangling modifiers, or for all the listed purposes together.

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