Standard English ConventionsMediumSemicolon before 'therefore'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The trail was closed for repairs ____ took the longer route around the lake.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. repairs; therefore, weCorrect
- B. repairs, therefore, we
- C. repairs therefore we
- D. repairs, therefore we
Answer: A. repairs; therefore, we
'Therefore' is a transition word, not a conjunction, so it can't join two complete sentences on its own. The boundary takes a semicolon, and 'therefore' is followed by a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. repairs, therefore, we
- A comma before 'therefore' leaves two complete sentences joined by a comma — a splice.
- C. repairs therefore we
- Nothing marks the boundary between the two complete sentences.
- D. repairs, therefore we
- Still a comma splice; 'therefore' doesn't have the joining power of 'so'.
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