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In which of the following sentences has the colon or semicolon been used correctly?
a. Caesar was dead: Rome was in confusion.
b. A pronoun is used in place of a noun; for example, she, who, they.
c. A first aid kit should contain the following articles; bandages, gauze, soap, antiseptic, plasters, and lotion.
d. A Tale of Two Cities: written by Charles Dickens, begins as follows, "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."

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The best answer is b. A pronoun is used in place of a noun; for example, she, who, they.

For choice a, a semicolon should be used to separate two independent clauses. For choice c, a colon should be used to introduce a list. For choice d, the comma and the semicolon need to be interchanged.

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