Answer:
a. Accounting always has openings; for instance, an administrative assistant position, an internal control position, and an entry-level position.
b. Her favorite day is the first in the work week: Monday.
c. Renalda speaks one language: English.
Explanation:
Semicolons separate two main clauses which can stand on their own as complete thoughts. Thus, they indicate a more distinct pause than a comma, which cannot separate independent clauses without a subordinate conjunction.
On the other hand, colons are used to introduce an explanation, a list or a quotation. In sentences <em>b </em>and <em>c</em>, the colons precede a clarification that justifies or describes the previous statement.
