<p>So this question is Barron's, I got the choices to the original and another:</p>
<p>Original: The Clipper ship was the fastest ocean-going vessel of its (time; it ruled the waves only briefly however,) before the faster and more reliable steamship took its place.</p>
<p>B (time, for it ruled the waves only briefly)</p>
<p>Was I wrong or was it Barron's? I always thought that however and moreover and consequently were used with a semicolon? Can someone please clarify</p>
<p>The original was correct</p>
<p>B is grammatically correct but very contradicting context-wise.</p>
<p>“however” in A is used correctly because it’s preceded by a semicolon.
Here are some examples:</p>
<p>John is very brilliant; however, he often does not do his homework.
John is very brilliant; he, however, often does not do his homework.
John is very brilliant; he often does not do his homework, however.</p>
<p>All 3 of these are correct. So the “however” can really appear in the beginning, middle or end of the 2nd statetment.</p>
<p>by the way, dont use barrons</p>
<p>The sentence is fine as it is.</p>