Semicolons may be used to separate two independent clauses, or clauses which may stand as a sentence on their own. The other two ways to punctuate independent clauses are with a period or a coordinating conjunction and a comma.

In this sentence the semicolon correctly separates the two independent clauses. The verb tenses are consistent and correct for the situation. As such, the sentence above is correct as it is written.

Semicolons are primarily used to separate independent clauses. It is always incorrect to use a semicolon to separate a dependent clause, interrupting, or introductory clause. The example sentence could be fixed by replacing the semicolon with a comma.

Semicolons are primarily used to separate independent clauses. The semicolon in the example sentence is used correctly, and there are no other errors. The sentence is correct as written.

A semicolon is not appropriate here because semicolons can only be used to separate two complete, but related sentences. To separate a dependent clause (in this case a dependent introductory clause) from a main clause a comma is needed.

There is no error here. The semicolon appropriately separates two independent clauses (grammatically complete sentences that could stand on their own). The commas around the adjective "repulsed" are appropriate as well. "Too" is the correct spelling, and "had grown" is the appropriate tense to use given the past tense already established by the main verb "turned down."

This question requires knowledge of when to use semicolons. Semicolons are used to link two independent clauses together, i.e. two thoughts that could be seperate sentences but have closely linked ideas. In this case, "Due to the unresponsiveness of the school board and its inability to make decisions in a speedy manner" is a sentence fragment and could not stand on its own—it is not a complete thought without including the information in the second half of the sentence. A revised sentence would look like this: "Due to the unresponsiveness of the school board and its inability to make decisions in a speedy manner, Sarah's mother decided to take action on her own."

Introductory or interrupting phrases, i.e. phrases that are subordinate and add information to a sentence but are not necessary to the sentence being complete, must be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. Using a semi-colon for such a purpose is erroenous. In the sentence above "store; bought" should read "store, bought."

It is possible to separate two independent clauses with a semi-colon. It is also possible to separate two independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction, but you can't mix and match the two methods. The sentence above should read, "I really enjoy eating out with most of my friends, but I don't enjoy spending time with Emmett."

The sentence above consists of two independent clauses. One way to join two such clauses is to use a semi-colon. The sentence above is correct as it is written.

"The ceremony began" and "she lit the candle and passed it to Natasha" alone are both independent clauses. A semicolon or a comma with a conjunction can be used to connect the two independent clauses into one sentence. The rest of the sentence is correct as written.