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Standard English ConventionsEasyEnding one sentence and starting the next

Standard English Conventions practice question

The snow fell all ____ by morning the road had vanished.

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

  1. A. night;Correct
  2. B. night,
  3. C. night
  4. D. night, and,

Answer: A. night;

Two independent clauses take a semicolon.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. night,
A comma splice.
C. night
A run-on.
D. night, and,
A stray comma after 'and'.

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