Which of these sentences uses a semicolon appropriately?

Although the concert doesn't start for over an hour; most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

The concert doesn't start for over an hour; though, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour.

Even though the concert doesn't start for over an hour; however, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

Question

Which of these sentences uses a semicolon appropriately?

 Although the concert doesn't start for over an hour; most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

 The concert doesn't start for over an hour; though, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

 Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour.

 Even though the concert doesn't start for over an hour; however, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

anonymous · Answer

B. Semicolons should be used to separate two otherwise-separated-by-periods complete sentences. In this question, B is the only answer that has two complete sentences separated by a semicolon. Hope that helped! :)