Standard English ConventionsEasySemicolon between two statements about a dog
Standard English Conventions practice question
The dog is ____ he sleeps most of the day.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. old;Correct
- B. old,
- C. old
- D. old, he
Answer: A. old;
Two independent clauses take a semicolon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. old,
- A comma splice.
- C. old
- A run-on.
- D. old, he
- A comma splice with the subject repeated.
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