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?
- A. night;Correct
- B. night,
- C. night
- 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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