Standard English ConventionsMediumComma before a coordinating conjunction
Standard English Conventions practice question
The train was ____ but the connecting bus waited for its passengers.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. late,Correct
- B. late;
- C. late
- D. late, but,
Answer: A. late,
Independent clauses joined by 'but' take a comma before the conjunction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. late;
- A semicolon is not used before 'but' here.
- C. late
- No comma before the conjunction joining two clauses.
- D. late, but,
- A stray comma after 'but'.
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