Select the letter of the sentence that uses the semicolon correctly.
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A) It started raining; just as I left work. I ended up walking home in the rain.
B) It started raining just as I left work; I ended up walking home in the rain.
C) It started raining just as I left work, I ended up walking home; in the rain.

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Option A has a comma splice, while Option C has an incorrect use of semicolon before the preposition "in". Option B is correct because it uses a semicolon to connect two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction, in addition, the semicolon separates two clauses that could stand alone as sentences.

Select the Letter of the Sentence That Uses the Semicolon