I neeed help Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?(1 point) I need to bring the following things; my gym bag, my backpack, and your helmet.

The stadium is located next to the school; it does not take long to walk there.*

Before we go to softball practice; we have to finish our homework.

We moved practice to the gym; after it started raining.

Which describes an independent clause?(1 point)

an incomplete sentence

a phrase in a sentence without a verb

a sentence fragment

a part of a sentence that can stand alone *
What is a compound sentence?(1 point)

a sentence with two independent clauses and no dependent clauses

a sentence with two dependent clauses and no independent clauses

a sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause*

a sentence with no dependent clauses

which sets off an introductory phrase? (1 point)

a colon

a comma *

a semicolon

a conjunction

will someone please check my answers?

i believe the answer is a.

explanation:

hope my answer has you!

the correct answer is option d. but, and

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.

biographical remarks present the shifting perception and re-interpretation of figures projected by the authors, or by the society represented by the authors. the portrayals in biographical accounts thus reflect the turning view-of-value in course of history. this paper particularly explores the ways in which “heretical” figures are represented in their biographical accounts, focusing on arabic zindīq poets who flourished in the 2nd century a.h. and are known for their extreme or heretic behavior. it will be discussed that the marks of their heretical deeds are presented in different ways, and the actuality of their activity, such as the association with the early theological thinkers (or mutakallimūn in arabic), is occasionally replaced by more narrativized and unrealistic anecdotes in later sources, the tales being reproduced to underscore the value of poets such as humor or quick-wittedness. the anecdotes also can highlight the qualities of their opponents who appear as their refuters. the chronological tracing of their biographical information from multiple sources reveals the fluctuating value of discourses of “heresy,” mirroring the turning religious reality and the imagined quality of the figures lived in the early period. the paper eventually aims to historically contextualize the functions of “speaking-about-heretics” as a subject of narratives, which works as a tool for writers to express manifold contemporar