Which word in the sentence, if any, should be followed by a semicolon?
this restaurant's salad bar is very good the ingredients are always fresh.
a. ingredients
b. there is no error in semicolon usage.
c. bar
d. good

The word in the sentence that should be followed by a semicolon is d. good. Semicolons are used in sentences to combine or join together two distinct sentences or ideas. Since the example provided contains two ideas: the restaurant's salad bar is very good and the ingredient are always fresh, the two must be separated by a semicolon.