Which choice shows the proper way to join two independent clauses with a semicolon?
my birthstone is a ruby; not a diamond.
michelle’s birthstone is a diamond; but debra’s is an opal.
diamonds are popular; my birthstone is a ruby.
michelle’s birthstone is a diamond; debra’s is an opal.

What is the roosevelt’s main purpose in this speech

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true