一道SC一个地方不太懂，拜求各位懂的人帮我指点一二。感激不尽！！

SherryRT

Until the passage of the Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act in 1982, a first-time charge of copyright infringement was merely a misdemeanor charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were subject to relatively small penalties.
A charge, federal prosecutors being unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were  
B charge, with federal prosecutors who were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, offenders being  
C charge, federal prosecutors unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, while offenders were  
D charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely in pursuing criminal copyright infringers and offenders being
E charge; therefore, federal prosecutors were unlikely to pursue criminal copyright infringers, and offenders were

E是正确选项，但是我想问一下E中的therefore。therefore是副词，之前看资料说副词没有连词的作用，所以后面不能跟句子。想知道为什么E还会是正确答案呢？先感谢各位大神帮忙指点一下啦～～～

emmahiggins09

分号不需要连词就可以连接两句句子。如果是逗号的话，这里就要要连词来连接两句句子了

SherryRT

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-1-14 05:57
分号不需要连词就可以连接两句句子。如果是逗号的话，这里就要要连词来连接两句句子了 ...

原来是这样！太感谢啦！～～