English-2
Grade-8
Easy
Question
Read the following options and pick out the complete sentence from them.
- The frog is an amphibian it can live both in water and on land.
- The frog is an amphibian; it can live both in water and on land.
- As it can live both in water and on land.
Hint:
Semicolons are used to join two closely related independent clauses. The group of words that comes before the semicolon should form a complete sentence and the group of words that comes after the semicolon should form a complete sentence and the two sentences should share a close , logical connection to form a complete statement .
The correct answer is: The frog is an amphibian; it can live both in water and on land.
Solution : The frog is an amphibian; it can live both in water and on land.
Here, the semicolon is inserted to join two closely related independent clauses and the sentence expresses a clear thought. So, it is a complete sentence.
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