Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly to join two independent clauses?

• A. I was going to; you should call me.
• B. I was going to; well, call you.
• C. I was going to call you, will you call me?
• D. I was going to call you; will you call me?

Answer: (D)

Using a semicolon correctly means linking two independent clauses that are closely related, so each part could stand as its own sentence. The correct sentence does that: it has two complete thoughts that can stand alone—“I was going to call you.” and “Will you call me?”—and the semicolon just shows their close relationship without turning the second part into a fragment or a run-on.

The other options fail because the first part isn’t a complete sentence on its own, so it can’t be joined with a semicolon. Or they create a sentence fragment like “call you.” And one option uses a comma to join two independent clauses, which creates a comma splice rather than a proper semicolon join.