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OpenStudy (yinshy):

Which word in the sentence should be followed by a semicolon? The ballot box is full it's time to count the votes. A. box B. full C. time D. count

OpenStudy (wendy.ivette11714):

Your answer?

OpenStudy (yinshy):

B

OpenStudy (wendy.ivette11714):

Yes, that is correct

OpenStudy (qwertty123):

A semicolon separates two independent clauses. (phrases that can stand on their own as sentences) Therefore, we can separate our sentence like so: The ballot box is full; it's time to count the votes. The answer is B. full.

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