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HELP 20 POINTS!!!

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?

A) James had a great time at the museum; but he left his hat there.

B)For dinner we had pasta; fruit salad; homemade bread, butter, and jam; glasses of milk; and cookies, ice cream, and berries for desert.

C) Yesterday I played soccer; football; volleyball; rode a bike; and went swimming.

D)The store was open very late; so we were able to buy everything we needed.

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I am pretty sure that the correct answer is A but I am not currently learning this and my second guess would be D
The correct answer is actually B! A and D are both incorrect because the semicolon is being used where a comma should be used. Commas always come before connecters like "but" and "so." B and C are similar, but the correct answer is B. Semicolons are used in lists when one or more of the items consists of its own list. "Homemade bread, butter, and jam" and "cookies, ice cream, and berries" are both lists within the larger list. That is why semicolons are used to separate the other dinner foods. C does not need any semicolons because none of the actions in the list needs any commas!
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