Which correctly uses a semicolon to link these two sentences? a) the fleet with the wedding; on board sailed southward on the china sea, was a long and perilous voyage. b) the fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the china sea: it was a long and perilous voyage. c) the fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the china sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. d) the fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the china sea however; it was a long and perilous voyage.

The fleet with the wedding party on board sailed southward on the China Sea; it was a long and perilous voyage. This answer choice correctly links two simple sentences (independent clauses) with a semicolon. Remaining answer choices contain errors. No capitalization of the first word following a semicolon is required. No coordinating conjunction is needed following a semicolon.        The answer is C.

adding more details about the struggle rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore

the sentence that avoid faulty coordination is:

culture, which is well represented in philadelphia, plays a major role including theatre, music, and the visual arts.  

faulty coordination occurs when the writer gives equal importance two different ideas (clauses) which in fact are not equivalent. in order to correct a misplaced clause or idea, the writer can place less important or emphatic ideas in a relative clause as in the previous sentence.