Which word in the sentence should be followed by a semicolon?
Walk three miles around the lake meet at the tent when you return.
a. tent
b. miles
c. three
d. lake
The answer is lake because a semicolon is used to join together two independent clauses that are closely related. If you put a period after lake you would have two sentences that make sense, but putting a semicolon lets the reader know that those ideas are closely related and are equal in importance.
