Read the following sentence and answer the question. The production team rented discs of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; and Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

Which of the following uses of a semicolon is applied in this sentence?

to join independent clauses closely related in thought
to separate clauses, phrases, or series that might be confusing if commas alone were used
to separate items in a series of phrases that would ordinarily be separated be commas except that they already contain commas
to join independent clauses that appear to be connected by a conjunctive adverb

"ten from the sea to the sand he walks, to look in the soil, but not in the box''!

Which sentence best build the suspense

Which excerpt from chapter 3 of the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde illustrates a character vs. character conflict? hosts loved to detain the dry lawyer, when the light-hearted and loose-tongued had already their foot on the threshold; they liked to sit a while in his unobtrusive company. the large handsome face of dr. jekyll grew pale to the very lips, and there came a blackness about his eyes. “i do not care to hear more,” said he. “this is a matter i thought we had agreed to drop.” “my good utterson,” said the doctor, “this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and i cannot find words to you in. i believe you fully; i would trust you before any man alive, ay, before myself.” but i do sincerely take a great, a very great interest in that young man; and if i am taken away, utterson, i wish you to promise me that you will bear with him and get his rights for him.”