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Standard English ConventionsEasyFull stop between two sentences

Standard English Conventions practice question

The bus was ____ we missed the first ten minutes of the film.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. late, soCorrect
  2. B. late so,
  3. C. late, we
  4. D. late we

Answer: A. late, so

A comma before the conjunction 'so' joins the two clauses.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. late so,
The comma belongs before 'so', not after.
C. late, we
A comma splice.
D. late we
A run-on.

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