2. Read the sentence and answer the question.

Nine more pilots were selected in 1962 fourteen were chosen in 1963.

Which correctly shows where a semicolon is needed in the sentence?

A. Nine more pilots were selected in 1962; fourteen were chosen in 1963.

B. Nine more pilots were selected in 1962 fourteen were chosen; in 1963.

C. Nine more pilots; were selected in 1962 fourteen were chosen in 1963.

D. Nine more pilots were selected; in 1962 fourteen were chosen in 1963.

D. I want to go to the symphony, but I don’t have any money.

Explanation:

D. I want to go to the symphony, but I don’t have any money.

The answer to your question would be that the option that correctly shows where a comma is needed in the sentence is the following one: I want to go to the symphony, but I don't have any money. That is, the correct option would be D.

You shold use a comma before any coordinating conjunction that links two independent clauses.

1) I want to go to the symphony (clause I)

2), but I don't have any money (clause II)

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.