Which sentences use semicolons correctly?
a- april loved hiking; she also excelled at gymnastics.
b - john cooked the best burgers in town, they were warm; juicy and succulent.
c- felicia loved the animation style known as anime; she grew up watching animated series from all over the world.
d - chris chose to walk; instead of riding to school as his bike was broken.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful