Question

2. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A The meeting was only supposed to be an hour, however, it ran for
nearly three hours.
OB The meeting was only supposed to be an hour; however, it ran for
nearly three hours.
OC The meeting was only supposed to be an hour however, it ran for
nearly three hours.
OD The meeting was only supposed to be an hour: however, it ran for
nearly three hours.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The meeting was only supposed to be for an hour; however, it ran for nearly 3 hours.

Explanation:

A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. When a semicolon is used to join two or more ideas (parts) in a sentence, those ideas are then given equal position or rank. Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction. Also use the semicolon when you already have commas within a sentence for smaller separations, and you need the semicolon to show bigger separations.

Answer 2

B)  The meeting was only supposed to be an hour; however, it ran for

nearly three hours.